User manual SONY DCR-TRV310

[. . . ] 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. 117 Copying still images from a tape ­ Photo save . Playing back a tape with picture effects . [. . . ] the picture from a TV or VCR appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. (6) Press X on your camcorder at the scene where you want to start recording from. When you have finished dubbing a tape To enable smooth transition, we recommend that you do not mix pictures recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 with the Digital8 system on a tape. If you fast-forward or slow-playback on the other equipment, the image being recorded may fluctuate. When recording from other equipment, be sure to play back the original tape at normal speed. If your VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video output jack and the white or the red plug to the audio output jack on the VCR or the TV. When the white plug is connected, the left channel audio is output, and the red plug is connected, the right channel audio is output. If your TV or VCR has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable (not supplied) to obtain high-quality pictures. With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V connecting cable. With digital-todigital connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality editing. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into your camcorder, and insert the recorded tape into the VCR. (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 VTR SET LCD SET MEMORY SET (DCR-TRV320E only) TAPE SET SETUP MENU OTHERS The LCD screen and the viewfinder show only the items you can operate at the moment. Icon/item AUTO SHTR Mode z ON OFF D ZOOM OFF 50× z 450× 16:9WIDE STEADYSHOT z OFF ON z ON OFF Meaning To automatically activate the electronic shutter when shooting in bright conditions To not automatically activate the electronic shutter even when shooting in bright conditions To deactivate digital zoom. 24) -- To record a 16:9 wide picture (p. 46) To compensate for camera-shake To cancel the SteadyShot function. Natural pictures are produced when shooting a stationary object with a tripod. If you cancel the SteadyShot function The SteadyShot off indicator appears. Meaning To play back a stereo tape or dual sound track tape with main and sub sound (p. 141) To play back a stereo tape with the left sound or a dual sound tape with main sound. To play back a stereo tape with the right sound or a dual sound track tape with sub sound. To correct jitter To not correct jitter. [. . . ] 6) 0 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 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-TRV310: 3. [. . . ]