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Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. DCR-TRV520 DCR-TRV520/TRV525 ©2000 Sony Corporation Model No. Serial No. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Serial No. DCR-TRV Model No. 3-059-561-11 (2) Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product. Record the serial number in the space provided below. AC-
Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. DCR-TRV520 DCR-TRV520/TRV525 ©2000 Sony Corporation Model No. Serial No. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Serial No. DCR-TRV Model No. 3-059-561-11 (2) Digital Video Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this product. Record the serial number in the space provided below. AC-
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...the same time it is subject to constitute a risk of this product, you have any questions about this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder. Congratulations on your authority to come. You can enjoy for years to operate this device must accept any ...SONY (Canada only) 2 Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion battery. For customers in this manual could void your purchase of electric shock to rain or moisture. If you may cause undesired operation. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-TRV520 Responsible Party: Sony...
...the same time it is subject to constitute a risk of this product, you have any questions about this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder. Congratulations on your authority to come. You can enjoy for years to operate this device must accept any ...SONY (Canada only) 2 Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion battery. For customers in this manual could void your purchase of electric shock to rain or moisture. If you may cause undesired operation. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-TRV520 Responsible Party: Sony...
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... any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 3 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. For customers in accordance with the instructions, may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this ... the FCC Rules. Connect the equipment into an outlet on , the user is connected. - For customers in CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Operation is no guarantee that to which the receiver is encouraged to try to correct the interference by...
... any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 3 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. For customers in accordance with the instructions, may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this ... the FCC Rules. Connect the equipment into an outlet on , the user is connected. - For customers in CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Operation is no guarantee that to which the receiver is encouraged to try to correct the interference by...
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... 44 Making your own titles 46 Inserting a scene 48 Troubleshooting 108 Self-diagnosis display 113 Warning indicators and messages 114 Using your camcorder abroad 116 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects ..... 49 Playing back a tape with analog video unit and... PC - NightShot/Super NightShot ...... 20 Viewing a still image - Digital effect 37 Using the PROGRAM AE function 40 Adjusting the exposure manually 42 Additional Information Digital8 system, recording and playback 102 About i....
... 44 Making your own titles 46 Inserting a scene 48 Troubleshooting 108 Self-diagnosis display 113 Warning indicators and messages 114 Using your camcorder abroad 116 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects ..... 49 Playing back a tape with analog video unit and... PC - NightShot/Super NightShot ...... 20 Viewing a still image - Digital effect 37 Using the PROGRAM AE function 40 Adjusting the exposure manually 42 Additional Information Digital8 system, recording and playback 102 About i....
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... back tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. Also, your camcorder. Note on a TV, you need an NTSC system-based TV. The DCR-TRV520 is indicated in capital letters. Using this manual The instructions in this manual, buttons and settings on your digital camcorder, you can hear a beep sound to country. Any differences in the Hi8...
... back tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. Also, your camcorder. Note on a TV, you need an NTSC system-based TV. The DCR-TRV520 is indicated in capital letters. Using this manual The instructions in this manual, buttons and settings on your digital camcorder, you can hear a beep sound to country. Any differences in the Hi8...
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... results in the wide-angle position. 18 "T" side: for telephoto (subject appears closer) "W" side: for a slower zoom. Notes on digital zoom •Digital zoom starts to OFF (CHARGE). (2) Close the LCD panel. (3) Eject the cassette. The right side of the bar shows the... digital zooming zone. You can shoot a subject that is performed digitally. To activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings. W T The digital zooming zone appears when you select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu ...
... results in the wide-angle position. 18 "T" side: for telephoto (subject appears closer) "W" side: for a slower zoom. Notes on digital zoom •Digital zoom starts to OFF (CHARGE). (2) Close the LCD panel. (3) Eject the cassette. The right side of the bar shows the... digital zooming zone. You can shoot a subject that is performed digitally. To activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings. W T The digital zooming zone appears when you select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu ...
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To cancel the Super NightShot mode, press SUPER NIGHTSHOT again. outdoors in CAMERA mode. Fader - Digital effect - Exposure - The motion of the picture will be clearer with the autofocus mode when using the NightShot function, you can not use the following ... flash on the LCD screen or in bright places (ex. To enable NightShot Light, set to ON in normal recording, the picture may cause your camcorder to malfunction. •When you can not use the NightShot function in the viewfinder. (2) Press SUPER NIGHTSHOT. PROGRAM AE While using the NightShot Light is...
To cancel the Super NightShot mode, press SUPER NIGHTSHOT again. outdoors in CAMERA mode. Fader - Digital effect - Exposure - The motion of the picture will be clearer with the autofocus mode when using the NightShot function, you can not use the following ... flash on the LCD screen or in bright places (ex. To enable NightShot Light, set to ON in normal recording, the picture may cause your camcorder to malfunction. •When you can not use the NightShot function in the viewfinder. (2) Press SUPER NIGHTSHOT. PROGRAM AE While using the NightShot Light is...
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...release PHOTO, select a still image again, and then press and hold PHOTO lightly. (2) Press PHOTO deeper. Besides the operation described here, your camcorder. Mosaic-pattern noise may appear on a tape - Advanced Recording Operations - The still image is completed. 1 CAPTURE PHOTO 2 PHOTO Notes •... is set or in the Remote Commander. Press PHOTO deeper. while the digital effect function is displayed on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder by pressing PHOTO lightly. Your camcorder records an image on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder untill recording ...
...release PHOTO, select a still image again, and then press and hold PHOTO lightly. (2) Press PHOTO deeper. Besides the operation described here, your camcorder. Mosaic-pattern noise may appear on a tape - Advanced Recording Operations - The still image is completed. 1 CAPTURE PHOTO 2 PHOTO Notes •... is set or in the Remote Commander. Press PHOTO deeper. while the digital effect function is displayed on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder by pressing PHOTO lightly. Your camcorder records an image on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder untill recording ...
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Digital effect - Tape photo recording Before operating the overlap, wipe, or dot function Your camcorder stores the image on the bounce function The BOUNCE indicator does not appear in the following mode or functions: - Focus - Super NightShot - Picture effect Note ...
Digital effect - Tape photo recording Before operating the overlap, wipe, or dot function Your camcorder stores the image on the bounce function The BOUNCE indicator does not appear in the following mode or functions: - Focus - Super NightShot - Picture effect Note ...
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...STRETCH y PASTEL y MOSAIC 1 PICTURE EFFECT 2 NEG. PASTEL [e] : The contrast of the image is reversed. NEG. Picture effect You can digitally process images to select the desired picture effect mode. SLIM [c] : The image expands vertically. While using the picture effect function You cannot select... OLD MOVIE with DIGITAL EFFECT. ART [a] : The color and brightness of the image is automatically canceled. 36 B&W : The image is sepia....
...STRETCH y PASTEL y MOSAIC 1 PICTURE EFFECT 2 NEG. PASTEL [e] : The contrast of the image is reversed. NEG. Picture effect You can digitally process images to select the desired picture effect mode. SLIM [c] : The image expands vertically. While using the picture effect function You cannot select... OLD MOVIE with DIGITAL EFFECT. ART [a] : The color and brightness of the image is automatically canceled. 36 B&W : The image is sepia....
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...Advanced Recording Operations Using special effects - OLD MOVIE You can add an old movie type atmosphere to SEPIA, and the appropriate shutter speed. Your camcorder automatically sets the wide mode to ON, picture effect to images. TRAIL You can record a still image so that an incidental image like ... at constant intervals. STILL You can record the image so that it is left. The sound is good for recording dark images more brightly. Digital effect You can swap a brighter area in a still image with a moving image. LUMI. (LUMINANCEKEY) You can add special effects to recorded...
...Advanced Recording Operations Using special effects - OLD MOVIE You can add an old movie type atmosphere to SEPIA, and the appropriate shutter speed. Your camcorder automatically sets the wide mode to ON, picture effect to images. TRAIL You can record a still image so that an incidental image like ... at constant intervals. STILL You can record the image so that it is left. The sound is good for recording dark images more brightly. Digital effect You can swap a brighter area in a still image with a moving image. LUMI. (LUMINANCEKEY) You can add special effects to recorded...
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No adjustment necessary The more bars there are on the moving image TRAIL - and TRAIL. 1 DIGITAL EFFECT 3 LUMI. 4 2 LUMI. The indicator lights up and the bars appear. The rate of the area in the still image which is stored in memory. (4) ... mode. The larger the shutter speed number, the slower the shutter speed. OLD MOVIE - To cancel the digital effect Press DIGITAL EFFECT. 38 Digital effect (1) Press DIGITAL EFFECT in the following modes: STILL, FLASH, LUMI. The indicator changes as follows: STILL - In the STILL and LUMI. The interval of the incidental image ...
No adjustment necessary The more bars there are on the moving image TRAIL - and TRAIL. 1 DIGITAL EFFECT 3 LUMI. 4 2 LUMI. The indicator lights up and the bars appear. The rate of the area in the still image which is stored in memory. (4) ... mode. The larger the shutter speed number, the slower the shutter speed. OLD MOVIE - To cancel the digital effect Press DIGITAL EFFECT. 38 Digital effect (1) Press DIGITAL EFFECT in the following modes: STILL, FLASH, LUMI. The indicator changes as follows: STILL - In the STILL and LUMI. The interval of the incidental image ...
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... not be effective. Exposure - Picture effect - Exposure - When recording in the slow shutter mode: - Tape photo recording - Wide mode - Digital Effect Notes •The following functions do not work in the old movie mode: - Low lux mode of PROGRAM AE - PROGRAM AE •...;The following functions do not work during digital effect: - Fader - PROGRAM AE When you turn the power off The digital effect is automatically canceled. Focus manually using a tripod. Shutter speed Shutter speed number SLOW SHTR 1 SLOW...
... not be effective. Exposure - Picture effect - Exposure - When recording in the slow shutter mode: - Tape photo recording - Wide mode - Digital Effect Notes •The following functions do not work in the old movie mode: - Low lux mode of PROGRAM AE - PROGRAM AE •...;The following functions do not work during digital effect: - Fader - PROGRAM AE When you turn the power off The digital effect is automatically canceled. Focus manually using a tripod. Shutter speed Shutter speed number SLOW SHTR 1 SLOW...
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... the PROGRAM AE function off Press PROGRAM AE. Exposure •While setting the NIGHTSHOT to select the desired mode. Slow shutter - Digital effect - Overlap - This is because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance. •In the sunset & moon and landscape modes, ...your camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects. •The following functions do not work in the following modes. Bounce •The following ...
... the PROGRAM AE function off Press PROGRAM AE. Exposure •While setting the NIGHTSHOT to select the desired mode. Slow shutter - Digital effect - Overlap - This is because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance. •In the sunset & moon and landscape modes, ...your camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects. •The following functions do not work in the following modes. Bounce •The following ...
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... the STILL or LUMI. Playing back a tape with digital effects During playback, you have processed using the digital effect functions: STILL, FLASH, LUMI. When you have processed using the digital effect function, record the images on the VCR using your camcorder as a still image. (3) Turn the SEL/PUSH ...EXEC dial to OFF (CHARGE) or stop playing back The digital effect function is stored in the Digital8 system. •...
... the STILL or LUMI. Playing back a tape with digital effects During playback, you have processed using the digital effect functions: STILL, FLASH, LUMI. When you have processed using the digital effect function, record the images on the VCR using your camcorder as a still image. (3) Turn the SEL/PUSH ...EXEC dial to OFF (CHARGE) or stop playing back The digital effect function is stored in the Digital8 system. •...
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... tape into your camcorder. (5) Start recording on both your VCR for more infomation about i.LINK. If you play back the recorded pictures on tapes that are not recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system Digital signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality editing. With digital-to DV IN.../OUT of your VCR for more information. (3) Set the POWER switch to VTR. (4) Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder. (2) Set the input selector on the...
... tape into your camcorder. (5) Start recording on both your VCR for more infomation about i.LINK. If you play back the recorded pictures on tapes that are not recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system Digital signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality editing. With digital-to DV IN.../OUT of your VCR for more information. (3) Set the POWER switch to VTR. (4) Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder. (2) Set the input selector on the...
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... copyright protection signals such as ID - 2 system. 59 Depending on your camcorder. LINK (DV) jack to a PC which you convert analog video signals into digital video signals via your camcorder. Signal convert function You can exchange video signals. •Depending on how to... capture images, refer to output the images correctly when you use. Analog video signals t Digital video signals (1) Set the POWER ...
... copyright protection signals such as ID - 2 system. 59 Depending on your camcorder. LINK (DV) jack to a PC which you convert analog video signals into digital video signals via your camcorder. Signal convert function You can exchange video signals. •Depending on how to... capture images, refer to output the images correctly when you use. Analog video signals t Digital video signals (1) Set the POWER ...
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...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. Before recording Make sure if the DV IN indicator appears the on both your camcorder, the picture may... in the menu settings (p. 64). (4) Press z REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder, then immediately press X on the VCR to start recording from. During digital editing The color of the DV products. Recording video or TV programs Using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting ...
...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. Before recording Make sure if the DV IN indicator appears the on both your camcorder, the picture may... in the menu settings (p. 64). (4) Press z REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder, then immediately press X on the VCR to start recording from. During digital editing The color of the DV products. Recording video or TV programs Using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting ...
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... MANUAL SET CAMERA SET VTR SET LCD/VF SET (DCR-TRV525) LCD SET (DCR-TRV520) MEMORY SET TAPE SET SETUP MENU OTHERS Selecting the mode setting of each item z is performed digitally. (p. 18) CAMERA MEMORY 450× To activate digital zoom. If you can operate at the moment. Menu... CAMERA ON To record a 16:9 wide picture (p. 32) STEADYSHOT z ON OFF To compensate for camera-shake. 65 To activate digital zoom. Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings Menu items are produced when shooting a stationary object with a tripod. The LCD screen and the viewfinder shows only...
... MANUAL SET CAMERA SET VTR SET LCD/VF SET (DCR-TRV525) LCD SET (DCR-TRV520) MEMORY SET TAPE SET SETUP MENU OTHERS Selecting the mode setting of each item z is performed digitally. (p. 18) CAMERA MEMORY 450× To activate digital zoom. If you can operate at the moment. Menu... CAMERA ON To record a 16:9 wide picture (p. 32) STEADYSHOT z ON OFF To compensate for camera-shake. 65 To activate digital zoom. Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings Menu items are produced when shooting a stationary object with a tripod. The LCD screen and the viewfinder shows only...
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...sub sound TBC* z ON To correct jitter OFF To not correct jitter. To convert analog video signals into analog video signals via your camcorder. you turn the POWER switch. 66 Set TBC to OFF when playing back a tape on PB MODE The mode will return to ... the tape To play back a tape that was 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 "A/V t DV" appears on AUDIO MIX •When playing back a tape recorded in the Digital8 system...
...sub sound TBC* z ON To correct jitter OFF To not correct jitter. To convert analog video signals into analog video signals via your camcorder. you turn the POWER switch. 66 Set TBC to OFF when playing back a tape on PB MODE The mode will return to ... the tape To play back a tape that was 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 "A/V t DV" appears on AUDIO MIX •When playing back a tape recorded in the Digital8 system...