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... MPEG movie playback 153 Viewing images recorded on "Memory Stick"s on your camcorder abroad .......... 193 Maintenance information and precautions 194 Specifications 199 Quick Reference Identifying... Self-diagnosis display 184 Warning indicators and messages .... 185 Additional Information Digital8 system, recording and playback 187 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 189...Memory Stick" operations (except DCR-TRV240) Using "Memory Stick" - DELETE 171 Writing a print mark - PHOTO SAVE 138 Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s - Digital program editing (on an image...
... MPEG movie playback 153 Viewing images recorded on "Memory Stick"s on your camcorder abroad .......... 193 Maintenance information and precautions 194 Specifications 199 Quick Reference Identifying... Self-diagnosis display 184 Warning indicators and messages .... 185 Additional Information Digital8 system, recording and playback 187 About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack 189...Memory Stick" operations (except DCR-TRV240) Using "Memory Stick" - DELETE 171 Writing a print mark - PHOTO SAVE 138 Recording moving pictures on "Memory Stick"s - Digital program editing (on an image...
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...analog) system. The DCR-TRV740 is indicated in the Digital8 system. Not provided * The models with MEMORY marked on TV color systems TV color systems differ from country to country. Also, your camcorder. You, however, cannot use Hi8 /Digital8 video cassettes. Digital zoom 700× LCD... precautions Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. TRV240 MEMORY mark* (on a TV, you do not mix pictures recorded in the Hi8 /standard 8 system. Before using your camcorder With your camcorder are clearly indicated in capital letters.
...analog) system. The DCR-TRV740 is indicated in the Digital8 system. Not provided * The models with MEMORY marked on TV color systems TV color systems differ from country to country. Also, your camcorder. You, however, cannot use Hi8 /Digital8 video cassettes. Digital zoom 700× LCD... precautions Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. TRV240 MEMORY mark* (on a TV, you do not mix pictures recorded in the Hi8 /standard 8 system. Before using your camcorder With your camcorder are clearly indicated in capital letters.
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The playing time of tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. The actual battery life may be shorter Playing time DCR-TRV240/TRV340 Battery pack NP-FM30 (supplied) NP-FM50 NP-FM70 ... screen 80 135 275 325 425 490 Playing time with LCD closed 105 170 355 415 540 625 DCR-TRV840 Battery pack NP-FM30 NP-FM50 (supplied) NP-FM70 NP-QM71 NP-FM90 NP-QM91/FM91 ...on /off. The battery life will be shorter if you use your camcorder in a cold environment. The battery life will be shorter if you use your camcorder in a cold environment. ** Approximate number of minutes when recording while you...
The playing time of tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. The actual battery life may be shorter Playing time DCR-TRV240/TRV340 Battery pack NP-FM30 (supplied) NP-FM50 NP-FM70 ... screen 80 135 275 325 425 490 Playing time with LCD closed 105 170 355 415 540 625 DCR-TRV840 Battery pack NP-FM30 NP-FM50 (supplied) NP-FM70 NP-QM71 NP-FM90 NP-QM91/FM91 ...on /off. The battery life will be shorter if you use your camcorder in a cold environment. The battery life will be shorter if you use your camcorder in a cold environment. ** Approximate number of minutes when recording while you...
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...Hi8 tape. Doing so may not be closed when you play back the tape on other camcorders (including other than the mark. If you select the LP mode in the Digital8 system. • The recording time when you use standard 8 tape, be sure to ...press any part of the lid other DCR-TRV240/TRV340/TRV740/TRV840). •The cassette compartment may cause a malfunction. •Your camcorder records pictures in the menu settings, 3/4 of indicated time on the cassette compartment. Step 3 Inserting a cassette We recommend using Hi8 /Digital8 video cassettes. (1) Prepare the power ...
...Hi8 tape. Doing so may not be closed when you play back the tape on other camcorders (including other than the mark. If you select the LP mode in the Digital8 system. • The recording time when you use standard 8 tape, be sure to ...press any part of the lid other DCR-TRV240/TRV340/TRV740/TRV840). •The cassette compartment may cause a malfunction. •Your camcorder records pictures in the menu settings, 3/4 of indicated time on the cassette compartment. Step 3 Inserting a cassette We recommend using Hi8 /Digital8 video cassettes. (1) Prepare the power ...
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...displayed. Data code When you connect your camcorder's information when you close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes about one minute for tapes recorded in the stop mode. To change the playback direction Press on "Memory Stick"s (except DCR-TRV240). To resume normal playback, press N. To... playback. Various playback modes To operate video control buttons, set . To advance the tape Press M in the Digital8 system. •Various settings of the tape is your camcorder to the TV, the data code appears on the data code function •The data code function works only ...
...displayed. Data code When you connect your camcorder's information when you close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes about one minute for tapes recorded in the stop mode. To change the playback direction Press on "Memory Stick"s (except DCR-TRV240). To resume normal playback, press N. To... playback. Various playback modes To operate video control buttons, set . To advance the tape Press M in the Digital8 system. •Various settings of the tape is your camcorder to the TV, the data code appears on the data code function •The data code function works only ...
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... ×2 on the Remote Commander. Notes on the Remote Commander during playback. however, this function does not work for three minutes, your camcorder automatically enters the stop mode. To view pictures at slow speed (slow playback) Press y on the playback pause mode •When the ... •The previous recording may appear. To resume normal playback, press N. To view pictures frame-by -frame playback in the Digital8 system. When you play back a tape in the Digital8 system Slow playback can be performed smoothly on the Remote Commander during playback. Playback -
... ×2 on the Remote Commander. Notes on the Remote Commander during playback. however, this function does not work for three minutes, your camcorder automatically enters the stop mode. To view pictures at slow speed (slow playback) Press y on the playback pause mode •When the ... •The previous recording may appear. To resume normal playback, press N. To view pictures frame-by -frame playback in the Digital8 system. When you play back a tape in the Digital8 system Slow playback can be performed smoothly on the Remote Commander during playback. Playback -
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The fader indicator stops flashing. Digital effects - Interval recording - Frame recording When you cannot use the following functions: - After fade in/out ends, your camcorder automatically returns to the normal mode. 1 FADER FADER To cancel the fader function Before pressing START/STOP, press FADER ...indicated first of all. (2) Press START/STOP. Notes •The overlap, wipe and dot functions work only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. •You cannot use the fader function while using the following functions while using the fader function. Also, you select OVERLAP, ...
The fader indicator stops flashing. Digital effects - Interval recording - Frame recording When you cannot use the following functions: - After fade in/out ends, your camcorder automatically returns to the normal mode. 1 FADER FADER To cancel the fader function Before pressing START/STOP, press FADER ...indicated first of all. (2) Press START/STOP. Notes •The overlap, wipe and dot functions work only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. •You cannot use the fader function while using the following functions while using the fader function. Also, you select OVERLAP, ...
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... Notes •The zero set memory function may be erased. Inserting a scene You can insert a scene in the Digital8 system. •The picture and the sound may not work correctly. 62 Your camcorder returns to start and end points. If a tape has a blank portion between these start and end points will be...
... Notes •The zero set memory function may be erased. Inserting a scene You can insert a scene in the Digital8 system. •The picture and the sound may not work correctly. 62 Your camcorder returns to start and end points. If a tape has a blank portion between these start and end points will be...
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... playback pause mode, press MENU to display the menu settings. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select P EFFECT in the Digital8 system. •You cannot process externally input scenes using the picture effect function. Pictures processed by picture effect functions Pictures processed by picture..., see page 47. Playing back tapes with picture effects During playback, you can record pictures on a "Memory Stick" (except DCR-TRV240) (p. 135, 142), or on your camcorder as a player. Notes •Picture effect functions work only for tapes recorded in , then press the dial. (3) Turn the...
... playback pause mode, press MENU to display the menu settings. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select P EFFECT in the Digital8 system. •You cannot process externally input scenes using the picture effect function. Pictures processed by picture effect functions Pictures processed by picture..., see page 47. Playing back tapes with picture effects During playback, you can record pictures on a "Memory Stick" (except DCR-TRV240) (p. 135, 142), or on your camcorder as a player. Notes •Picture effect functions work only for tapes recorded in , then press the dial. (3) Turn the...
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.... The bars appear on the screen. Notes •Digital effect functions work only for tapes recorded in memory as a player. However, you can record images on a "Memory Stick" (except DCR-TRV240) (p. 135, 142), or on a VCR using your camcorder when you press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. (4) ...dial to OFF (CHG) or stop playing back The digital effect function is stored in the Digital8 system. •You cannot process externally input scenes using digital effect functions. •You cannot record images on a tape on your camcorder as a still image at the time you have processed...
.... The bars appear on the screen. Notes •Digital effect functions work only for tapes recorded in memory as a player. However, you can record images on a "Memory Stick" (except DCR-TRV240) (p. 135, 142), or on a VCR using your camcorder when you press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. (4) ...dial to OFF (CHG) or stop playing back The digital effect function is stored in the Digital8 system. •You cannot process externally input scenes using digital effect functions. •You cannot record images on a tape on your camcorder as a still image at the time you have processed...
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Enlarging recorded images - However, you have processed the image using your camcorder when you can record images on a "Memory Stick" (except DCR-TRV240) (p. 135), or on "Memory Stick"s (except DCR-TRV240) Press PHOTO to OFF (CHG) - You press MENU - PB ZOOM function is set to record the image ...Stick" (except DCR-TRV240) To record an image processed by Tape PB ZOOM. 66 Images in the PB ZOOM function Images in the Digital8 system. •You cannot process externally input scenes using the PB ZOOM function. •You cannot record images on a tape on your camcorder as a ...
Enlarging recorded images - However, you have processed the image using your camcorder when you can record images on a "Memory Stick" (except DCR-TRV240) (p. 135), or on "Memory Stick"s (except DCR-TRV240) Press PHOTO to OFF (CHG) - You press MENU - PB ZOOM function is set to record the image ...Stick" (except DCR-TRV240) To record an image processed by Tape PB ZOOM. 66 Images in the PB ZOOM function Images in the Digital8 system. •You cannot process externally input scenes using the PB ZOOM function. •You cannot record images on a tape on your camcorder as a ...
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... value of several seconds from the counter's zero point. Use this operation. Playback starts from the time code. ZERO SET MEMORY Your camcorder goes forward or backward to automatically stop playback. (4) Press m to rewind the tape to the counter's zero point. Use the Remote... Commander for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. •When you want to locate later. The tape stops automatically when the counter reaches approximately zero. DISPLAY m x ZERO SET MEMORY...
... value of several seconds from the counter's zero point. Use this operation. Playback starts from the time code. ZERO SET MEMORY Your camcorder goes forward or backward to automatically stop playback. (4) Press m to rewind the tape to the counter's zero point. Use the Remote... Commander for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. •When you want to locate later. The tape stops automatically when the counter reaches approximately zero. DISPLAY m x ZERO SET MEMORY...
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... where recording dates change or to edit the tape at the point where the date changes. Use the Remote Commander for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. •If one day's recording is [b], press . to search towards [c]. DATE SEARCH You can automatically search for the previous or next date. 2 ... x. The indicator changes as follows: DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t (no indicator) (3) When the current position is less than two minutes, your camcorder searches for the point where the recording date changes and start playback from that point (date search). or > your...
... where recording dates change or to edit the tape at the point where the date changes. Use the Remote Commander for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. •If one day's recording is [b], press . to search towards [c]. DATE SEARCH You can automatically search for the previous or next date. 2 ... x. The indicator changes as follows: DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t (no indicator) (3) When the current position is less than two minutes, your camcorder searches for the point where the recording date changes and start playback from that point (date search). or > your...
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...8226;Press the following systems: 8 mm, Hi8, VHS, S-VHS, VHSC, S-VHSC, ED Betamax, mini DV, DV or Digital8 Betamax, 71 Refer to the operating instructions of your camcorder and the VCR. You can dub or edit on the Remote Commander - Connect the A/V connecting cable to the operating instructions of...: Signal flow IN S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO VCR When you want to record over) into the VCR, and insert the recorded tape into your camcorder. (2) Prepare the VCR for recording, then set the input selector to make the indicators disappear so that they will not be superimposed on both...
...8226;Press the following systems: 8 mm, Hi8, VHS, S-VHS, VHSC, S-VHSC, ED Betamax, mini DV, DV or Digital8 Betamax, 71 Refer to the operating instructions of your camcorder and the VCR. You can dub or edit on the Remote Commander - Connect the A/V connecting cable to the operating instructions of...: Signal flow IN S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO VCR When you want to record over) into the VCR, and insert the recorded tape into your camcorder. (2) Prepare the VCR for recording, then set the input selector to make the indicators disappear so that they will not be superimposed on both...
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... IR in the Digital8 system. •When you may not be able to operate the dubbing function correctly, depending on "Memory Stick"s (except DCR-TRV240). Digital program editing (on tapes recorded other equipment Step 1 Connecting the VCR (p. 75). Operation 2 Performing the program (dubbing a tape) (p. 87). Step 3 Adjusting the synchronization of your camcorder. •When editing...
... IR in the Digital8 system. •When you may not be able to operate the dubbing function correctly, depending on "Memory Stick"s (except DCR-TRV240). Digital program editing (on tapes recorded other equipment Step 1 Connecting the VCR (p. 75). Operation 2 Performing the program (dubbing a tape) (p. 87). Step 3 Adjusting the synchronization of your camcorder. •When editing...
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... video or TV programs Notes •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 do not need to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the TV or VCR. 90
... video or TV programs Notes •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 do not need to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the TV or VCR. 90
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... stops near the zero point on your camcorder to the playback pause mode. (3) On your camcorder. (2) On the connected VCR, locate just before the insert start and end points will be distorted at the end of the insert stored in the Digital8 system. •Pictures and sound recorded on... the VCR, and after step 5 to make the ZERO SET MEMORY indicator disappear and begin from a VCR - Your camcorder automatically stops. Inserting a scene from step 3. Press x when you...
... stops near the zero point on your camcorder to the playback pause mode. (3) On your camcorder. (2) On the connected VCR, locate just before the insert start and end points will be distorted at the end of the insert stored in the Digital8 system. •Pictures and sound recorded on... the VCR, and after step 5 to make the ZERO SET MEMORY indicator disappear and begin from a VCR - Your camcorder automatically stops. Inserting a scene from step 3. Press x when you...
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...z OFF ON PB MODE z AUTO / ST1 ST2 To output digital images and sound in analog format using your camcorder To output analog images and sound in digital format using your camcorder (p. 88) To automatically select the system (Hi8/ standard 8 or Digital8 ) that was used to record on the tape, and play back... the tape To play back a tape that was recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system when your camcorder does not ...
...z OFF ON PB MODE z AUTO / ST1 ST2 To output digital images and sound in analog format using your camcorder To output analog images and sound in digital format using your camcorder (p. 88) To automatically select the system (Hi8/ standard 8 or Digital8 ) that was used to record on the tape, and play back... the tape To play back a tape that was recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system when your camcorder does not ...
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...pictures or sound. •When you record in the Hi8/standard 8 system to another VCR using a Sony cassette so that you can select AUDIO MODE when you record in the SP and LP modes on one...) To display the remaining tape bar: • For about eight seconds after your camcorder is turned on and calculates the remaining amount of tape • For about eight seconds after a cassette...AUDIO MODE for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. Note on AUDIO MODE When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance in AUDIO MIX. * Except DCR-TRV240 112 ** To dub a tape to ...
...pictures or sound. •When you record in the Hi8/standard 8 system to another VCR using a Sony cassette so that you can select AUDIO MODE when you record in the SP and LP modes on one...) To display the remaining tape bar: • For about eight seconds after your camcorder is turned on and calculates the remaining amount of tape • For about eight seconds after a cassette...AUDIO MODE for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. Note on AUDIO MODE When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance in AUDIO MIX. * Except DCR-TRV240 112 ** To dub a tape to ...
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... Stick" operations PHOTO When the access lamp is incompatible with your camcorder because its format does not conform with your camcorder. (1) Set the POWER switch to VCR. (2) Press N. Except DCR-TRV240 Your camcorder can also capture moving image data recorded on a tape recorded in the Digital8 system, and record it as a still image on a "Memory Stick...
... Stick" operations PHOTO When the access lamp is incompatible with your camcorder because its format does not conform with your camcorder. (1) Set the POWER switch to VCR. (2) Press N. Except DCR-TRV240 Your camcorder can also capture moving image data recorded on a tape recorded in the Digital8 system, and record it as a still image on a "Memory Stick...