User manual SONY CCD-TR66

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 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. PASTEL [a] The contrast of the picture is emphasized, and the picture looks like an animated cartoon. SOLARIZE [c] The light intensity is more clear, and the picture looks like an illustration. Enjoying picture effect Using picture effect function Note on the picture effect When you turn the power off, the camcorder returns automatically to normal mode. 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. 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. (5) Turn the control dial to select the desired character, then press the dial. (6) Repeat step 4 and 5 until you finish the title. (7) For finishing the titling work, turn the control dial to select SET, then press the dial. In step 3, select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2, depending on which title you want to edit, then change the title. note You can not enter over 20 characters title. 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. In step 4, turn the control dial to select [M] then press the dial. [. . . ] 4) CCD-TRV35/TRV65/TRV315/ TRV615: 0 lux ( in NightShot mode)* * 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 using LCD CCD-TRV15: 3. ) CCD-TRV15/TRV25/TRV215: 1 lb 15 oz (890 g) CCD-TRV35/TRV65/TRV315/ TRV615: 1 lb 15 oz (900 g) excluding the battery pack, lithium battery, cassette and shoulder strap 2 lb 3 oz (1 kg) including the battery pack NPF330, lithium battery CR2025, cassette and shoulder strap Microphone CCD-TRV15/TRV25/TRV35/ TRV215/TRV315: Monaural type CCD-TRV65/TRV615: Stereo type Supplied accessories See page 6. 8 oz (280 g) excluding power cord Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. [. . . ]