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Table of contents
Checking supplied accessories.............. 3
Main Features .......................... 4
Quick Start Guide
Recording on tape ................................. 12
Recording on “Memory Stick”
(DCR-TRV22E/TRV33E only) ...... 14
Getting Started
Using this manual ................................. 20
Step 1 Preparing the power source..... 24
Installing the battery pack............. 24
Charging the battery pack............. 25
Checking status of battery pack
– Battery Info ............................ 29
Connecting to a wall socket .......... 30
Step 2 Setting the date and time ......... 31
Step 3 Using the touch panel ............... 33
Recording – Basics
Recording a picture............................... 36
Shooting backlit subjects
– Back light function................ 46
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot/
Colour Slow Shutter ................ 47
Checking recordings
– End search/Edit search/Rec
Review ............................................. 50
Playback – Basics
Playing back tape .................................. 52
To display the screen indicators
– Display function ................... 54
Viewing a recording on TV ................. 60
Advanced Recording Operations
Recording still images on “Memory
Stick” during tape recording
standby or tape recording (DCR-
TRV22E/TRV33E only) ................. 62
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording (DCR-
TRV12E/TRV14E/TRV19E only) 65
Self-timer recording .............................. 67
Adjusting the white balance
manually .......................................... 69
Using the wide mode ........................... 71
Using the fader function ...................... 73
Using special effects – Picture effect .. 76
Using special effects – Digital effect
(DCR-TRV22E/TRV33E only) ...... 77
Using PROGRAM AE .......................... 80
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 82
Using spot light-metering function
– Flexible Spot Meter ..................... 83
Focusing manually................................ 84
Using spot focus function
– Spot Focus .................................... 86
Interval Recording ................................ 87
Frame by frame recording
– Frame recording .......................... 89
Using the viewfinder ............................ 90
Advanced Playback Operations
Playing back tape with picture effect . 92
Playing back tape with digital effect
(DCR-TRV22E/TRV33E only) ...... 93
Enlarging images recorded on tape
– Tape PB ZOOM (DCR-TRV22E/
TRV33E only) .................................. 94
Quickly locating a scene – Zero set
memory (DCR-TRV14E/TRV19E/
TRV22E/TRV33E only) ................. 96
Searching the boundaries of recorded
tape by title – Title search
(DCR-TRV14E/TRV19E/TRV22E/
TRV33E only) .................................. 98
Searching a recording by date – Date
search (DCR-TRV14E/TRV19E/
TRV22E/TRV33E only) ............... 100
Searching for a photo – Photo search/
Photo scan (DCR-TRV14E/
TRV19E only) ................................ 103
Editing
Dubbing tape ....................................... 106
Dubbing only desired scenes
– Digital program editing
(on tape) ......................................... 109
Recording video or TV programmes
(DCR-TRV19E/TRV22E/TRV33E
only) ............................................... 122
Inserting a scene from a VCR – Insert
editing (DCR-TRV19E/TRV22E/
TRV33E only) ................................ 125
Audio dubbing .................................... 127
Superimposing a title on a cassette
with Cassette Memory ................. 133
Making your own titles ...................... 136