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...voltage" within the product's enclosure that may cause undesired 2 operation. For the customers in the U.S.A. With your Digital Handycam, you call : Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222SONY (7669) The number below is intended to alert the user to use. and...this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder. Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649 U.S.A Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 This device complies with Part15 of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-TRV730, DCRTRV828, DCR-TRV830 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics lnc. You will soon be producing home video that ...
...voltage" within the product's enclosure that may cause undesired 2 operation. For the customers in the U.S.A. With your Digital Handycam, you call : Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222SONY (7669) The number below is intended to alert the user to use. and...this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder. Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649 U.S.A Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 This device complies with Part15 of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-TRV730, DCRTRV828, DCR-TRV830 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics lnc. You will soon be producing home video that ...
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...Information Digital8 system, recording and playback 146 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 148 About i.LINK 149 Using your camcorder abroad 151 Maintenance information... convert function ..... 73 Recording video or TV programs 74 Inserting a scene from a tape as a still image 102 Recording moving picture - Memory Photo recording 97 Recording an image from a ... continuous loop - Digital program editing 62 Using with digital effects ...... 53 Enlarging recorded images - Basics Playing back a tape 27 Viewing the recording on TV 31 Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image ...
...Information Digital8 system, recording and playback 146 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 148 About i.LINK 149 Using your camcorder abroad 151 Maintenance information... convert function ..... 73 Recording video or TV programs 74 Inserting a scene from a tape as a still image 102 Recording moving picture - Memory Photo recording 97 Recording an image from a ... continuous loop - Digital program editing 62 Using with digital effects ...... 53 Enlarging recorded images - Basics Playing back a tape 27 Viewing the recording on TV 31 Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image ...
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... bottom of difference DCRLCD screen TRV730 6.2 cm (2.5 type) TRV828 8.8 cm (3.5 type) TRV830 8.8 cm (3.5 type) Before using your camcorder With your digital camcorder, you do not mix pictures recorded in the Hi8 /standard 8 with the Digital8 system on a tape. The DCR-TRV830 is being carried out... clearly indicated in the Digital8 system. Unauthorized recording of the copyright laws. 8 Type of your recordings on TV color systems TV color systems differ from country to CAMERA. e.g. You, however, cannot use Hi8 /Digital8 video cassettes. To enable smooth transition, we recommend...
... bottom of difference DCRLCD screen TRV730 6.2 cm (2.5 type) TRV828 8.8 cm (3.5 type) TRV830 8.8 cm (3.5 type) Before using your camcorder With your digital camcorder, you do not mix pictures recorded in the Hi8 /standard 8 with the Digital8 system on a tape. The DCR-TRV830 is being carried out... clearly indicated in the Digital8 system. Unauthorized recording of the copyright laws. 8 Type of your recordings on TV color systems TV color systems differ from country to CAMERA. e.g. You, however, cannot use Hi8 /Digital8 video cassettes. To enable smooth transition, we recommend...
Operating Instructions
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...will be automatically changed depending on the screen. While using the Super NightShot function, you can not use the following functions: - Digital effect - The motion of the background. In MEMORY mode You cannot use the NightShot function in bright places (ex. NightShot ... again. Exposure - outdoors in the daytime). Exposure - To enable NightShot Light, set to ON in normal recording, the picture may cause your camcorder to ON in CAMERA mode. Recording a picture Using SUPER NIGHTSHOT The Super NightShot mode makes subjects up to 16 times brighter than those...
...will be automatically changed depending on the screen. While using the Super NightShot function, you can not use the following functions: - Digital effect - The motion of the background. In MEMORY mode You cannot use the NightShot function in bright places (ex. NightShot ... again. Exposure - outdoors in the daytime). Exposure - To enable NightShot Light, set to ON in normal recording, the picture may cause your camcorder to ON in CAMERA mode. Recording a picture Using SUPER NIGHTSHOT The Super NightShot mode makes subjects up to 16 times brighter than those...
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... "Memory Stick"s . 33 When you record on the image. To record clear and less fluctuated still images We recommend that you use tape photo recording function using a video printer (optional). This mode is displayed...Recording Operations - while the digital effect function is in the SP mode. while the fader function is set or in the Remote Commander. Advanced Recording Operations - To change the mode or setting. •The PHOTO button does not work: - Tape Photo recording You can record still images on the screen by pressing PHOTO lightly. Your camcorder records...
... "Memory Stick"s . 33 When you record on the image. To record clear and less fluctuated still images We recommend that you use tape photo recording function using a video printer (optional). This mode is displayed...Recording Operations - while the digital effect function is in the SP mode. while the fader function is set or in the Remote Commander. Advanced Recording Operations - To change the mode or setting. •The PHOTO button does not work: - Tape Photo recording You can record still images on the screen by pressing PHOTO lightly. Your camcorder records...
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...recorded in the Digital8 system. •You cannot use the fader function while using the fader function. Depending on the tape. Tape photo recording Before operating the overlap, wipe, or dot function Your camcorder... stores the image on the tape condition, the image may not be recorded clearly. 38 Low lux ... disappears. When fading out [b] In the recording mode, press FADER until the desired fader indicator flashes. Also, you are shooting disappears from the ...
...recorded in the Digital8 system. •You cannot use the fader function while using the fader function. Depending on the tape. Tape photo recording Before operating the overlap, wipe, or dot function Your camcorder... stores the image on the tape condition, the image may not be recorded clearly. 38 Low lux ... disappears. When fading out [b] In the recording mode, press FADER until the desired fader indicator flashes. Also, you are shooting disappears from the ...
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... image like a trail is good for recording dark images more brightly. Your camcorder automatically sets the wide mode to ON, picture effect to images. Using special effects - The sound is superimposed on a moving image. Still image Moving image STILL Still image LUMI. Digital effect You can record still images successively at constant intervals. FLASH...
... image like a trail is good for recording dark images more brightly. Your camcorder automatically sets the wide mode to ON, picture effect to images. Using special effects - The sound is superimposed on a moving image. Still image Moving image STILL Still image LUMI. Digital effect You can record still images successively at constant intervals. FLASH...
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Digital effect - Sports lesson mode 44 Overlap - Wipe...mode - Slow shutter - Using the PROGRAM AE function (1) Press MENU to display menu settings in CAMERA or MEMORY mode. (2) Turn SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial. (3)...-ups. Notes •In the spotlight, sports lesson and beach & ski modes, you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickering or changes...not work in the PROGRAM AE mode: - This is because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance. •In ...
Digital effect - Sports lesson mode 44 Overlap - Wipe...mode - Slow shutter - Using the PROGRAM AE function (1) Press MENU to display menu settings in CAMERA or MEMORY mode. (2) Turn SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial. (3)...-ups. Notes •In the spotlight, sports lesson and beach & ski modes, you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickering or changes...not work in the PROGRAM AE mode: - This is because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance. •In ...
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... function is stored in memory as a player. When you can process a scene using the digital effect function, record the images on the screen. Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with this camcorder. In the STILL or LUMI. and TRAIL. (1) Press MENU to display the menu settings in the Digital8 system. •You cannot...
... function is stored in memory as a player. When you can process a scene using the digital effect function, record the images on the screen. Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with this camcorder. In the STILL or LUMI. and TRAIL. (1) Press MENU to display the menu settings in the Digital8 system. •You cannot...
Operating Instructions
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...has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable (optional) to -digital connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for more information. (3) Set the POWER switch to the operating instructions of the A/V connecting cable. Connect an S video cable (optional) to the S video jacks of the... to VCR. (4) Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder. (5) Start recording on the VCR or the TV. With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of your camcorder. (2) Set the input selector on both your camcorder and the VCR. You cannot dub...
...has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable (optional) to -digital connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for more information. (3) Set the POWER switch to the operating instructions of the A/V connecting cable. Connect an S video cable (optional) to the S video jacks of the... to VCR. (4) Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder. (5) Start recording on the VCR or the TV. With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of your camcorder. (2) Set the input selector on both your camcorder and the VCR. You cannot dub...
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... You can duplicate selected scenes (programs) for operation (p. 63, 67). Step 3 Adjusting the synchronicity of your camcorder . •When editing digital video, the operation signals cannot be sent with an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), you use the A/V connecting cable, connect ... Step 1 Connecting the VCR (p. 62). Set CONTROL to -digital connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in page 59. When you use an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), connect the devices as illustrated in digital format for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. •You cannot dub titles or...
... You can duplicate selected scenes (programs) for operation (p. 63, 67). Step 3 Adjusting the synchronicity of your camcorder . •When editing digital video, the operation signals cannot be sent with an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), you use the A/V connecting cable, connect ... Step 1 Connecting the VCR (p. 62). Set CONTROL to -digital connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in page 59. When you use an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), connect the devices as illustrated in digital format for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. •You cannot dub titles or...
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... EMODE I R TEST RETURN [ MENU ] : END OTHERS ED I R ADJ TEST " CUT- When you connect a video camera recorder, set the input selector to LINE. Check the code in "About the IR SETUP code." (p. 64) Editing 1 4 ...the control signal by infrared ray to select the IR SETUP code number of your camcorder. 2 Turn the power of the connected VCR on your VCR, then press the ...OUT " I R SETUP P AUS EMODE I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- Dubbing only desired scenes - Digital program editing Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the A/V connecting cable To edit using an A/V connecting cable,...
... EMODE I R TEST RETURN [ MENU ] : END OTHERS ED I R ADJ TEST " CUT- When you connect a video camera recorder, set the input selector to LINE. Check the code in "About the IR SETUP code." (p. 64) Editing 1 4 ...the control signal by infrared ray to select the IR SETUP code number of your camcorder. 2 Turn the power of the connected VCR on your VCR, then press the ...OUT " I R SETUP P AUS EMODE I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- Dubbing only desired scenes - Digital program editing Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the A/V connecting cable To edit using an A/V connecting cable,...
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..., 28, 22, 23, 24 Sharp 89, 88 Shintom 73 Signature 2000 (M. Default setting is stored in the memory of your VCR. Brand IR SETUP code Sony 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Admiral (M. Wards) 80, 89 Sylvania 83, 78, 77, 80 Symphonic 80 Tashiro 47 Tatung 21, 33, 35 Teac 21, 33, 80, 35 ... 40, 7 Wards 89, 88, 37, 95, 47 Yamaha 36, 21, 33, 35 Zenith 95 * TV/VCR component Note on your camcorder. Dubbing only desired scenes - Wards) 89 Aiwa 80 Audio Dynamic 21, 35 Bell & Howell (M. Digital program editing About the IR SETUP code The IR SETUP code is code number 3.
..., 28, 22, 23, 24 Sharp 89, 88 Shintom 73 Signature 2000 (M. Default setting is stored in the memory of your VCR. Brand IR SETUP code Sony 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Admiral (M. Wards) 80, 89 Sylvania 83, 78, 77, 80 Symphonic 80 Tashiro 47 Tatung 21, 33, 35 Teac 21, 33, 80, 35 ... 40, 7 Wards 89, 88, 37, 95, 47 Yamaha 36, 21, 33, 35 Zenith 95 * TV/VCR component Note on your camcorder. Dubbing only desired scenes - Wards) 89 Aiwa 80 Audio Dynamic 21, 35 Bell & Howell (M. Digital program editing About the IR SETUP code The IR SETUP code is code number 3.
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Digital program editing (2) Setting the modes to cancel recording pause on the VCR, then press the dial. 1 2 OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- To cancel recording pause: - Infrared rays emitter Remote sensor A/V connecting cable (supplied) (Continued on your VCR. Set the devices about 30 cm (11 7/8 in.) apart, and remove any ... the infrared rays emitter of the VCR. I N " " CUT-OUT " I R SETUP P AUS EMODE P AUS E I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- Select PB if the button to cancel recording pause is N. (3) Setting your camcorder and face it towards the remote sensor of your...
Digital program editing (2) Setting the modes to cancel recording pause on the VCR, then press the dial. 1 2 OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- To cancel recording pause: - Infrared rays emitter Remote sensor A/V connecting cable (supplied) (Continued on your VCR. Set the devices about 30 cm (11 7/8 in.) apart, and remove any ... the infrared rays emitter of the VCR. I N " " CUT-OUT " I R SETUP P AUS EMODE P AUS E I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- Select PB if the button to cancel recording pause is N. (3) Setting your camcorder and face it towards the remote sensor of your...
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...E S T COMP L E T E RETURN [ MENU ] : END When the VCR does not operate correctly •After checking the code in "About the IR SETUP code", set to recording pause. 2 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select IR TEST, then press the dial. 3 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE, then... indicator on the screen changes to the operating instructions of your VCR. 66 Digital program editing (4) Confirming VCR operation 1 Insert a recordable tape into the VCR, then set the IR SETUP or the PAUSEMODE again. •Place your camcorder at least 30 cm (11 7/8 in.) away from the VCR. •...
...E S T COMP L E T E RETURN [ MENU ] : END When the VCR does not operate correctly •After checking the code in "About the IR SETUP code", set to recording pause. 2 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select IR TEST, then press the dial. 3 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE, then... indicator on the screen changes to the operating instructions of your VCR. 66 Digital program editing (4) Confirming VCR operation 1 Insert a recordable tape into the VCR, then set the IR SETUP or the PAUSEMODE again. •Place your camcorder at least 30 cm (11 7/8 in.) away from the VCR. •...
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... procedure below. (1) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder . (2) Turn the power of the connected VCR on the following page) 67 Digital program editing Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) When you connect a digital video camera recorder, set the input selector to select i.LINK, then press the...
... procedure below. (1) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder . (2) Turn the power of the connected VCR on the following page) 67 Digital program editing Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) When you connect a digital video camera recorder, set the input selector to select i.LINK, then press the...
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... opening numerical values for each IN, and the average of all the closing numerical values for notes. Digital program editing Step 3: Adjusting the synchronicity of the VCR You can adjust the synchronicity of your camcorder. (2) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you do not need to set to select the average numerical ...select ADJ TEST, then press the dial. (4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to COMPLETE. (5) Rewind the tape in the VCR, then start position for recording is set . (9) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select "CUT-OUT", then press the dial. (10) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select...
... opening numerical values for each IN, and the average of all the closing numerical values for notes. Digital program editing Step 3: Adjusting the synchronicity of the VCR You can adjust the synchronicity of your camcorder. (2) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you do not need to set to select the average numerical ...select ADJ TEST, then press the dial. (4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to COMPLETE. (5) Rewind the tape in the VCR, then start position for recording is set . (9) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select "CUT-OUT", then press the dial. (10) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select...
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Digital program editing Operation 1: Making the program (1) Insert the tape for playback into your camcorder, and insert a tape for recording into the VCR. (2) Press MENU to display the menu. (3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial. (4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select VIDEO EDIT, ...the bottom part of the first scene you want to light blue. When the program is set , the program mark changes to insert using the video operation buttons, then pause playback. (8) Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Dubbing only desired scenes - The IN point of the first program ...
Digital program editing Operation 1: Making the program (1) Insert the tape for playback into your camcorder, and insert a tape for recording into the VCR. (2) Press MENU to display the menu. (3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial. (4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select VIDEO EDIT, ...the bottom part of the first scene you want to light blue. When the program is set , the program mark changes to insert using the video operation buttons, then pause playback. (8) Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Dubbing only desired scenes - The IN point of the first program ...
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... connected VCR is not turned on the screen when: - To quit the Digital program editing function Your camcorder stops when dubbing is selected) - You cannot record on the screen. The program to cancel recording pause is not correct. (when IR is set to select EXECUTE, then ...been made. - When you use a digital video camera recorder, set its power switch to light blue after dubbing is set i.LINK) 72 The program mark flashes. The program mark changes to VCR/VTR. (1) Select VIDEO EDIT. When dubbing ends, your camcorder and the VCR automatically stop dubbing during editing...
... connected VCR is not turned on the screen when: - To quit the Digital program editing function Your camcorder stops when dubbing is selected) - You cannot record on the screen. The program to cancel recording pause is not correct. (when IR is set to select EXECUTE, then ...been made. - When you use a digital video camera recorder, set its power switch to light blue after dubbing is set i.LINK) 72 The program mark flashes. The program mark changes to VCR/VTR. (1) Select VIDEO EDIT. When dubbing ends, your camcorder and the VCR automatically stop dubbing during editing...
Operating Instructions
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...colors. •You cannot record or capture the video output via your camcorder. Signal convert function You can exchange video signals. •Depending on how to capture images, refer to your computer which you convert analog video signals into digital video signals via your computer, and... stop the playback on your camcorder when the video includes copyright protection signals such as ID-2 system. 73 Before operation Set DISPLAY...
...colors. •You cannot record or capture the video output via your camcorder. Signal convert function You can exchange video signals. •Depending on how to capture images, refer to your computer which you convert analog video signals into digital video signals via your computer, and... stop the playback on your camcorder when the video includes copyright protection signals such as ID-2 system. 73 Before operation Set DISPLAY...