User manual SONY DCR-TRV235E

[. . . ] Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder. With your Digital Handycam, you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Digital Handycam is loaded with advanced features, but at the same time it is very easy to use. [. . . ] If you record playback pause picture with the DV IN/OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough. And when you play back the picture using your camcorder, the picture may jitter. Before recording Make sure if the DV IN indicator appears on the screen of your camcorder by pressing DISPLAY. The DV IN indicator may appear on both equipment. You can insert a new scene from a VCR onto your originally recorded tape by specifying the insert start and end points. Use the Remote Commander for this operation. connections are the same as in "Recording video or TV programmes" on page 100 , 102. Insert a cassette containing the desired scene to insert into the VCR. [A]: A tape that contains the scene to be superimposed [B]: A tape before editing [C]: A tape after editing (2) On the VCR, locate just before the insert start point [a], then press X to set the VCR to the playback pause mode. (5) On your camcorder, locate the insert start point [b] by pressing m, then press z REC and the button on its right simultaneously to set your camcorder to the recording pause mode. (6) First press X on the VCR, and after a few seconds press X on your camcorder to start inserting the new scene. Press ZERO SET MEMORY again after step 5 to erase the ZERO SET MEMORY indicator and begin from step 3. notes · The zero set memory function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. The picture and sound recorded on the section between the insert start and end points will be erased when you insert the new scene. When the inserted picture is played back The picture may be distorted at the end of the inserted section. To insert a scene without setting the insert end point Skip step 3 and 4. First, select the icon, then the menu item and then the mode. (5) If you want to change other items, select RETURN and press the dial, then repeat steps from 2 to 4. Menu items are displayed as the following icons: MANUAL SET CAMERA SET PLAYER SET (DCR-TRV230E/ TRV235E/TRV325E/TRV430E/ TRV530E) VCR SET (DCR-TRV330E) LCD/VF SET MEMORY SET (DCR-TRV325E/ TRV330E/TRV430E/TRV530E only) PRINT SET (DCR-TRV325E/ TRV330E/TRV430E/TRV530E only) TAPE SET SETUP MENU OTHERS The screen shows only the items you can operate at the moment. Meaning To suit your specific shooting requirement (p. 61) To add special effects like those in films or on the TV to images (p. 56) To add special effects using the various digital functions (p. [. . . ] 6) 0 lx (lux) (in the NightShot mode)* * Objects unable to be seen due to the dark can be shot with infrared lighting. input/output connectors S video input/output 4-pin mini DIN Luminance signal: 1 Vp-p , 75 (ohms) , unbalanced Chrominance signal: 0. 3 Vp-p, 75 (ohms), unbalanced Audio/Video input/output AV MINIJACK, 1 Vp-p, 75 (ohms), unbalanced, sync negative 327 mV, (at output impedance more than 47 k (kilohms)) Output impedance with less than 2. 4 V (AC power adaptor) Average power consumption (when using the battery pack) During camera recording using LCD DCR-TRV230E/TRV235E/ TRV325E/TRV330E: 3. [. . . ]