User manual SONY CCD-V8

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] the dots disappear at a rate of one per second. When five seconds elapse and all the dots disappear, the camcorder switches to Standby mode automatically. If you selected , the camcorder records as long as you hold down START/STOP. Recording continues for about 5 seconds from the moment you press START/STOP. Note on 5 SEC recording If you have turned off the indicators on the LCD screen, the dots do not appear. You can select from nine preset titles to superimpose it on the picture during recording. Each time you press TITLE, the preset titles appear one by one. To superimpose from the beginning (6) Press TITLE when you want to turn off the title. (5) Press TITLE when you want to turn off the title. Note on selecting a title You cannot select a title during recording. ­ CCD-V8/TRV33/TRV212 only You can use the Steady Shot to compensate for camera-shake. In this case, replace the battery with a Sony CR2025 or Duracell DL-2025 lithium battery. 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. Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of children. Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a good contact. Do not hold the battery with metallic tweezers, otherwise a short-circuit may occur. Be sure to insert the lithium battery with the positive side facing out. When replacing the lithium battery, keep the battery pack or other power source attached. Otherwise, you will need to reset the date and time. (2) Push the battery in once and pull it out from the holder. [. . . ] 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 8 mm video format cassette (standard 8 mm) Recording/Playback time SP mode: 2 hours (P6-120) LP mode: 4 hours (P6-120) Fastforward/rewind time Approx. (P6-120) Image device CCD (Charge Coupled Device) Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder CCD-TRV12/TRV22/ TRV112/TRV212:Black and white CCD-TRV33:Color Lens Combined power zoom lens, F1. Phono jack, 1 Vp-p, 75 ohm, unbalanced Audio output Monaural, Phono jack, 327 mV, (at load impedance 47 kilohm), impedance less than 2. 5 V (AC power adaptor) Average power consumption During camera recording using the LCD CCD-TRV12/TRV112: 4. [. . . ]