Sony CCD-TRV118 User Manual

Main Features .......................................... 4
Checking supplied accessories .............. 9
Quick Start Guide
Recording on a tape ........................... 10
Recording on a Memory Stick...................................... 12
Getting Started
Using this manual ................................. 14
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 18
Installing the battery pack ............. 18
Charging the battery pack ............. 19
Connecting to a wall outlet ........... 24
Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 26
Step 3 Inserting a cassette ................... 28
Recording Basics
Recording a picture ............................... 30
Shooting a backlit subject
BACK LIGHT ........................ 38
Shooting in the dark
NightShot
Super NightShot
Color Slow Shutter ............................ 39
Self-timer recording ............................... 41
Superimposing the date and time on pictures.................... 42
Checking recordings
END SEARCH
EDITSEARCH
Rec Review ............. 43
Playback Basics
Playing back a tape ............................... 45
To display the screen indicators
Display function ................... 47
Viewing recordings on TV ................... 51
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording still images on a Memory
Stick while recording on a tape...................................... 53
Recording still images on a tape
Tape Photo recording...................................... 56
Using the wide mode ........................... 58
Using the fader function ...................... 61
Using special effects
Picture effect ................................. 64
Using special effects
Digital effect ........... 65
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 68
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 70
Focusing manually ................................ 71
Interval recording................ 72
Frame by frame recording
Frame recording ................ 74
Superimposing a title ........................... 75
Making your own titles ........................ 77
Using the built-in light ......................... 79
Inserting a scene .............. 82
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back a tape with picture effects .... 83
Playing back a tape with digital effects .......................... 85
Enlarging recorded images
Tape PB ZOOM ...... 87
Quickly locating a scene
ZERO SET MEMORY ........................... 89
Searching for a recording by date
DATE SEARCH ........................... 90
Searching for a photo
PHOTO SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN ..................... 92
Editing
Dubbing a tape ...................................... 94
Dubbing a tape easily Easy Dubbing........................... 98
Dubbing only desired scenes
Digital program editing (on tapes).............. 106
Recording video or TV programs.............. 119
Inserting a scene from a VCR
Insert Editing......................... 123
Memory Stick Operations
Recording
Using a Memory Stick
Introduction ............................... 126
Recording still images on a Memory Stick
Memory Photo recording ......... 132
Recording images from a tape as still images ............................................ 136
Superimposing a still image in the Memory Stick on an image
MEMORY MIX .......................... 140
Recording moving pictures on a Memory Stick
MPEG movie recording ............ 146
Recording pictures from a tape as a moving picture ............................. 150
Interval Photo recording .................... 154
Recording edited pictures as a moving picture Digital program editing (on a
Memory Stick) ................. 156
Setting up a folder ............................... 160
Playback
Viewing still images
Memory Photo playback .......... 163
Viewing moving pictures
MPEG movie playback ............. 166
Selecting a folder to view ................... 169
Copying images recorded on a Memory Stick to a tape ............ 170
Enlarging still images recorded on a
Memory Stick
Memory PB ZOOM ................... 172
Playing back images continuously
SLIDE SHOW ............................. 174
Preventing accidental erasure
Image protection ........................ 176
Deleting images DELETE ............... 177
Writing a print mark
PRINT MARK ............................ 180
Viewing Images on Your Computer
Viewing images on your computer
Introduction .............. 182
Connecting your camcorder to your computer using the USB cable ......... 187
Viewing pictures recorded on a tape or live from your camcorder on your computer
USB Streaming ......... 197
Viewing images recorded on a Memory Stick on your computer .................... 202
Connecting your camcorder to your computer using the USB cable................... 205
Viewing images recorded on a Memory Stick on your computer ................... 207
Capturing images from an analog video
unit on your computer Signal convert function ...... 208
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings .............. 210
Troubleshooting
Types of trouble and how to correct trouble ............................................ 224
Self-diagnosis display ......................... 232
Warning indicators and messages .... 233
Additional Information
About video cassette ........................... 237
About the Memory Stick ................ 240
About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack ................................................ 242
About i.LINK ....................................... 244
Using your camcorder abroad .......... 246
Maintenance information and precautions .................................... 247
Specifications ....................................... 253
Quick Reference
Identifying parts and controls ........... 256
Index ..................................................... 267