Sony Handycam CCD-TR2300 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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CCD-TR2300/TR3300 3-856-204-23 (1)

Table of contents

Before you begin

Using this manual .................................. 4
Checking supplied accessories ............. 5

Getting started

Charging and installing the battery

pack .................................................... 6

Inserting a cassette ................................. 9

Basic operations

Camera recording ................................. 10

Using the zoom feature ................. 12

Hints for better shooting ..................... 14
Checking the recorded picture ........... 15
Connections for playback .................... 16
Playing back a tape .............................. 19

Advanced operations

Using alternative power sources ........ 22

Using the house current ................ 22
Using the battery case ................... 24
Using a car battery ......................... 24

Changing the mode settings ............... 25

— for camera recording —

Recording with the date or time ......... 28
Fade-in and fade-out ............................ 29
Overlapping two pictures

(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 31

Wiping away a still picture

(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 32

Enjoying picture effect ......................... 33
Recording a still picture

(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 35

Recording still pictures successively

(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 36

Superimposing a moving picture on a

still picture (CCD-TR3300 only) ... 37

Re-recording a picture in the middle

of a recorded tape .......................... 38

Using the wide mode function ........... 39
Selecting the START/STOP mode ..... 41
Superimposing a title ........................... 42
Making your own original titles ......... 45

Releasing the STEADY SHOT

function ........................................... 46

Checking the tape condition before

recording (ORC) ............................. 47

— for manual adjustment —

Selecting automatic/manual

adjustment modes .......................... 48

Focusing manually ............................... 49
Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 51

About the PROGRAM AE function .. 51
Using the aperture priority mode .. 51
Using the shutter priority mode .. 52
Using the twilight mode ............... 53

Using manual mode ............................. 54
Using slow shutter

(CCD-TR3300 only) ....................... 57

Tips for manual adjustment ................ 58
Shooting with backlighting ................. 60
Adjusting the brightness of the picture.. 61
Adjusting the white balance ............... 62

— for playing back/editing —

Searching the boundaries of recorded

date .................................................. 65

Returning to a pre-registered position .. 66
Locating the marking position ............ 67
Writing the RC Time code on a

recorded tape .................................. 71

Editing onto another tape .................... 72
Recording from a VCR or TV .............. 74

Additional information

Changing the lithium battery in the

camcorder ....................................... 76

Resetting the date and time ................. 77
Usable cassettes and playback modes .. 78
Tips for using the battery pack ........... 79
Maintenance information and

precautions ..................................... 81

Using your camcorder abroad ............ 84
Trouble check ........................................ 85
Specifications ........................................ 89
Identifying the parts............................. 90
Warning indicators ............................... 98
Index ...................................................... 99