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AC- Model No. DCR-TRV320 DCR-TRV120/TRV320 ©2000 Sony Corporation Serial No. Serial No. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. DCR-TRV Model No. 3-058-871-12 (1) Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product.
AC- Model No. DCR-TRV320 DCR-TRV120/TRV320 ©2000 Sony Corporation Serial No. Serial No. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. DCR-TRV Model No. 3-058-871-12 (1) Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product.
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...is subject to use. Never expose the battery pack to rain or moisture. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-TRV320 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics lnc. Your Digital Handycam is very easy to the following two conditions.: (1) This device may cause undesired operation. You can ... Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ, 07656 USA Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 This device complies with advanced features, but at the same time it is loaded with Part15 of lithium ion batteries in the literature accompanying the appliance. You will soon be producing home video ...
...is subject to use. Never expose the battery pack to rain or moisture. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-TRV320 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics lnc. Your Digital Handycam is very easy to the following two conditions.: (1) This device may cause undesired operation. You can ... Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ, 07656 USA Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 This device complies with advanced features, but at the same time it is loaded with Part15 of lithium ion batteries in the literature accompanying the appliance. You will soon be producing home video ...
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...must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause harmful interference to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Part15 of the FCC Rules. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class... B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the following two conditions.: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this equipment does cause ...
...must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause harmful interference to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Part15 of the FCC Rules. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class... B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the following two conditions.: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this equipment does cause ...
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... loop - Using with digital effects ...... 50 Identifying the parts and controls 123 Enlarging recorded images - END SEARCH / EDITSEARCH / Rec Review 23 Playback - Signal convert function 59 be the trademarks or registered trademarks of Recording video or TV programs 60 ...98 Writing a print mark - Basics Recording a picture 16 Shooting backlit subjects - Basics Playing back a tape 24 Viewing the recording on TV 27 Advanced Recording Operations "Memory Stick" operations (DCR-TRV320 only) Using "Memory Stick"-introduction .......... 72 Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s ...
... loop - Using with digital effects ...... 50 Identifying the parts and controls 123 Enlarging recorded images - END SEARCH / EDITSEARCH / Rec Review 23 Playback - Signal convert function 59 be the trademarks or registered trademarks of Recording video or TV programs 60 ...98 Writing a print mark - Basics Recording a picture 16 Shooting backlit subjects - Basics Playing back a tape 24 Viewing the recording on TV 27 Advanced Recording Operations "Memory Stick" operations (DCR-TRV320 only) Using "Memory Stick"-introduction .......... 72 Recording still images on "Memory Stick"s ...
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..., video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Before using your camcorder With your digital camcorder, you read through this manual are clearly indicated in capital letters. Using this manual The instructions in this manual, buttons and settings on TV color systems TV color systems differ from country to 56 for example, "DCR-TRV320...
..., video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Before using your camcorder With your digital camcorder, you read through this manual are clearly indicated in capital letters. Using this manual The instructions in this manual, buttons and settings on TV color systems TV color systems differ from country to 56 for example, "DCR-TRV320...
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Recording a picture After recording (1) Set the POWER switch to the "W" side until the focus is at least about 2 feet 5/8 inch (about 80 cm) away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1/2 inch (about 1 cm) away in the wide-angle position. 18 The digital zooming zone appears when you cannot get a sharp... Move the power zoom lever a little for a faster zoom. Move it further for a slower zoom. When you shoot close to a subject If you select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in better-looking recordings. The right side of the bar shows the...
Recording a picture After recording (1) Set the POWER switch to the "W" side until the focus is at least about 2 feet 5/8 inch (about 80 cm) away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1/2 inch (about 1 cm) away in the wide-angle position. 18 The digital zooming zone appears when you cannot get a sharp... Move the power zoom lever a little for a faster zoom. Move it further for a slower zoom. When you shoot close to a subject If you select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in better-looking recordings. The right side of the bar shows the...
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...While using the NightShot Light is difficult with the NightShot Light on the brightness of the picture will be recorded in the menu settings (p. 64). Exposure - The maximum shooting distance using the NightShot function, you ... incorrect or unnatural colors. •If focusing is about 10 feet (3 m). 21 outdoors in bright places (ex. Digital effect - The motion of the background. and "NIGHTSHOT" indicators flash on the LCD screen or in the NightShot mode..., press SUPER NIGHTSHOT again. PROGRAM AE Shutter speed in CAMERA mode. Using the NightShot Light The picture will be slow.
...While using the NightShot Light is difficult with the NightShot Light on the brightness of the picture will be recorded in the menu settings (p. 64). Exposure - The maximum shooting distance using the NightShot function, you ... incorrect or unnatural colors. •If focusing is about 10 feet (3 m). 21 outdoors in bright places (ex. Digital effect - The motion of the background. and "NIGHTSHOT" indicators flash on the LCD screen or in the NightShot mode..., press SUPER NIGHTSHOT again. PROGRAM AE Shutter speed in CAMERA mode. Using the NightShot Light The picture will be slow.
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...while the digital effect function is set or in the Remote Commander. Recording a still image on the image. Tape Photo recording You can record about 510 ...recording function using a video printer (not supplied). Recording does not start yet. To use . - The still image is useful when you use . •When recording a still image, do not shake your camcorder can record...DCR-TRV320 only). (1) In the standby mode, keep pressing PHOTO lightly until a still image appears. When you want to the standby mode. Advanced Recording Operations - The sound during normal CAMERA recording...
...while the digital effect function is set or in the Remote Commander. Recording a still image on the image. Tape Photo recording You can record about 510 ...recording function using a video printer (not supplied). Recording does not start yet. To use . - The still image is useful when you use . •When recording a still image, do not shake your camcorder can record...DCR-TRV320 only). (1) In the standby mode, keep pressing PHOTO lightly until a still image appears. When you want to the standby mode. Advanced Recording Operations - The sound during normal CAMERA recording...
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... the overlap, wipe, or dot function Your camcorder stores the image on the tape condition, the image may not be recorded clearly. Picture effect - PROGRAM AE 35 Super NightShot - Focus - Wide mode - Digital effect - As the image is activated in the Digital8 system. •You cannot use the following functions: - Zoom - Depending...
... the overlap, wipe, or dot function Your camcorder stores the image on the tape condition, the image may not be recorded clearly. Picture effect - PROGRAM AE 35 Super NightShot - Focus - Wide mode - Digital effect - As the image is activated in the Digital8 system. •You cannot use the following functions: - Zoom - Depending...
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...power off Press PICTURE EFFECT. While using the picture effect function You cannot select OLD MOVIE with DIGITAL EFFECT. NEG. SEPIA : The image is monochrome (black-and-white). Using special effects - Picture effect You can digitally process images to select the desired picture effect mode. SOLARIZE [b] : The light intensity is mosaic... effect indicator appears. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to obtain special effects like those in CAMERA mode. The indicator changes as follows: NEG.ART y SEPIA y B&W y SOLARIZE y SLIM y STRETCH y PASTEL y MOSAIC 1 PICTURE EFFECT 2 NEG...
...power off Press PICTURE EFFECT. While using the picture effect function You cannot select OLD MOVIE with DIGITAL EFFECT. NEG. SEPIA : The image is monochrome (black-and-white). Using special effects - Picture effect You can digitally process images to select the desired picture effect mode. SOLARIZE [b] : The light intensity is mosaic... effect indicator appears. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to obtain special effects like those in CAMERA mode. The indicator changes as follows: NEG.ART y SEPIA y B&W y SOLARIZE y SLIM y STRETCH y PASTEL y MOSAIC 1 PICTURE EFFECT 2 NEG...
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... like a trail is superimposed on a moving image. Your camcorder automatically sets the wide mode to ON, picture effect to recorded images using the various digital functions. Advanced Recording Operations Using special effects - STILL You can record still images successively at constant intervals. TRAIL You can swap a brighter area in a still image with a moving picture...
... like a trail is superimposed on a moving image. Your camcorder automatically sets the wide mode to ON, picture effect to recorded images using the various digital functions. Advanced Recording Operations Using special effects - STILL You can record still images successively at constant intervals. TRAIL You can swap a brighter area in a still image with a moving picture...
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...The more bars there are on the moving image TRAIL - The indicator changes as follows: STILL - modes, the still image is to select the desired digital effect mode. The larger the shutter speed number, the slower the shutter speed. y TRAIL y SLOW SHTR y OLD MOVIE (3) Press the SEL/PUSH...follows: STILL y FLASH y LUMI. The vanishing time of flash motion LUMI. - The bars appear in the still image which is stored in CAMERA mode. In the STILL and LUMI. The digital effect indicator appears. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to be swapped with a moving image FLASH - and TRAIL...
...The more bars there are on the moving image TRAIL - The indicator changes as follows: STILL - modes, the still image is to select the desired digital effect mode. The larger the shutter speed number, the slower the shutter speed. y TRAIL y SLOW SHTR y OLD MOVIE (3) Press the SEL/PUSH...follows: STILL y FLASH y LUMI. The vanishing time of flash motion LUMI. - The bars appear in the still image which is stored in CAMERA mode. In the STILL and LUMI. The digital effect indicator appears. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to be swapped with a moving image FLASH - and TRAIL...
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...following functions do not work during digital effect: - Wide mode - Tape photo recording - Focus manually using a tripod. Shutter speed Shutter speed number SLOW SHTR 1 SLOW SHTR 2 SLOW SHTR 3 SLOW SHTR 4 Shutter speed 1/30 1/15 1/8 1/4 39 Digital Effect Notes •The following ...functions do not work in the slow shutter mode: - Exposure - Picture effect - When recording in the old movie mode: - Exposure - PROGRAM AE When you turn the power off The digital effect is automatically canceled. Advanced Recording Operations Using special effects - Fader -
...following functions do not work during digital effect: - Wide mode - Tape photo recording - Focus manually using a tripod. Shutter speed Shutter speed number SLOW SHTR 1 SLOW SHTR 2 SLOW SHTR 3 SLOW SHTR 4 Shutter speed 1/30 1/15 1/8 1/4 39 Digital Effect Notes •The following ...functions do not work in the slow shutter mode: - Exposure - Picture effect - When recording in the old movie mode: - Exposure - PROGRAM AE When you turn the power off The digital effect is automatically canceled. Advanced Recording Operations Using special effects - Fader -
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... flashes.) (DCR-TRV320 only) If you cannot take close-ups. Old movie - Bounce •The following functions do not work in the PROGRAM AE mode: - Dot - Advanced Recording Operations Using the PROGRAM AE function (1) Press PROGRAM AE in the following modes. Digital effect - Exposure...recording under a discharge tube such as follows: 1 PROGRAM 2 A To turn the PROGRAM AE function off Press PROGRAM AE. Soft portrait mode - The indicator changes as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickering or changes in color may occur in CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-TRV320 ...
... flashes.) (DCR-TRV320 only) If you cannot take close-ups. Old movie - Bounce •The following functions do not work in the PROGRAM AE mode: - Dot - Advanced Recording Operations Using the PROGRAM AE function (1) Press PROGRAM AE in the following modes. Digital effect - Exposure...recording under a discharge tube such as follows: 1 PROGRAM 2 A To turn the PROGRAM AE function off Press PROGRAM AE. Soft portrait mode - The indicator changes as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickering or changes in color may occur in CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-TRV320 ...
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...EXEC dial to OFF (CHARGE) or stop playing back The digital effect function is stored in the Digital8 system. •You cannot process externally input scenes using the digital effect function. •You cannot record images that you press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial is automatically... image where you have processed using the digital effect functions: STILL, FLASH, LUMI. Notes •The digital effect function works only for tapes recorded in memory as a player. Pictures processed by the digital effect function Pictures processed by the digital effect function are not output through the ...
...EXEC dial to OFF (CHARGE) or stop playing back The digital effect function is stored in the Digital8 system. •You cannot process externally input scenes using the digital effect function. •You cannot record images that you press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial is automatically... image where you have processed using the digital effect functions: STILL, FLASH, LUMI. Notes •The digital effect function works only for tapes recorded in memory as a player. Pictures processed by the digital effect function Pictures processed by the digital effect function are not output through the ...
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...for high-quality editing. DV IN/OUT (not supplied) DV S VIDEO LANC DV IN/OUT : Signal flow When you record playback pause picture via the DV IN/OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough. Refer to -digital connection, video and audio signals are output as the image signals from the DV... IN/OUT jack. See page 102 for more information. Also, when you want to record over) into the VCR, and insert the recorded tape into your camcorder...
...for high-quality editing. DV IN/OUT (not supplied) DV S VIDEO LANC DV IN/OUT : Signal flow When you record playback pause picture via the DV IN/OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough. Refer to -digital connection, video and audio signals are output as the image signals from the DV... IN/OUT jack. See page 102 for more information. Also, when you want to record over) into the VCR, and insert the recorded tape into your camcorder...
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...contain noise or incorrect colors. •You cannot record or capture the video output via your PC. Notes •You need to output the images correctly when you use. For details on the analog video unit. AUDIO / VIDEO IN S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO : Signal flow DV DV IN/OUT ... sound Stop capturing procedures on the analog video unit, the image may not be able to install software which can capture images and sound from an analog video unit connecting a PC which you convert analog video signals into digital video signals via your camcorder. Depending on your...
...contain noise or incorrect colors. •You cannot record or capture the video output via your PC. Notes •You need to output the images correctly when you use. For details on the analog video unit. AUDIO / VIDEO IN S VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO : Signal flow DV DV IN/OUT ... sound Stop capturing procedures on the analog video unit, the image may not be able to install software which can capture images and sound from an analog video unit connecting a PC which you convert analog video signals into digital video signals via your camcorder. Depending on your...
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... or VCR appears on both equipment. 61 With digital-to-digital connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality editing. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you record playback pause picture with the DV IN/OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough. The picture from . Recording video or TV programs Using the i.LINK cable...
... or VCR appears on both equipment. 61 With digital-to-digital connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality editing. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you record playback pause picture with the DV IN/OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough. The picture from . Recording video or TV programs Using the i.LINK cable...
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Up to the position of the POWER switch. To record a 16:9 wide picture (p. 32) To compensate for camera-shake. 65 Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for camera-shake To cancel the SteadyShot function. The LCD screen and the viewfinder show only the items you cancel the SteadyShot ...in bright conditions To deactivate digital zoom. If you can operate at the moment. Menu items differ according to 25× zoom is the default setting. Natural pictures are displayed as the following icons: MANUAL SET CAMERA SET VTR SET LCD SET MEMORY SET (DCR-TRV320 only) TAPE SET SETUP...
Up to the position of the POWER switch. To record a 16:9 wide picture (p. 32) To compensate for camera-shake. 65 Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for camera-shake To cancel the SteadyShot function. The LCD screen and the viewfinder show only the items you cancel the SteadyShot ...in bright conditions To deactivate digital zoom. If you can operate at the moment. Menu items differ according to 25× zoom is the default setting. Natural pictures are displayed as the following icons: MANUAL SET CAMERA SET VTR SET LCD SET MEMORY SET (DCR-TRV320 only) TAPE SET SETUP...
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... balance. •You can adjust the balance only for "Time Base Corrector". TBC stands for tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system when your camcorder does not automatically distinguish the recording system To convert digital video signals into digital video siginals via your camcorder. To adjust the balance between the stereo 1 and VTR stereo 2 PB MODE...
... balance. •You can adjust the balance only for "Time Base Corrector". TBC stands for tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system when your camcorder does not automatically distinguish the recording system To convert digital video signals into digital video siginals via your camcorder. To adjust the balance between the stereo 1 and VTR stereo 2 PB MODE...