Sony CCD-TR516 - Manual (Page 16)

I-or hand-hold shots, vou’ll got bottor rosiilts by holding tho oamcordor according to tho
following suggestions:
• 1 \o\d tho caincordor firmly and socuro it with tho grip strap so that you can easily
manipulate tho controls with your tluimb [a].
• Place your liglit elbow against \ our side.
• Place your left hand under the camcorder to suppi^rt it. ik* sure to not touch the
built-in microphone.
• Place your eye firmly against the viewfinder eyecup.
• Use the \ iewfinder frame as a guide to determine the horizontal plane.
• You can also record in a low positiem to get an interesting angle. I ,ift the viewfinder
up for recording from a low position [b].
[a] [b]
Place the camcorder on a flat surface or use a tripod
Try placing the camcorder on a table top or any other flat surface of suitable height. If
you have a tripod for a still camera, you can also use it with the camcorder.
When attaching a non-Sony tripod, make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less
than 9/32 inch (6.5 mm). Otherwise, you cannot attach the tripod securely and the screw
may damage the camcorder.
Cautions on the viewfinder
• Do not pick up the camcorder by the viewfinder [c].
• Do not place the camcorder so as to point the x'iewfinder toward the sun. The inside
of the viewfinder ma)' he damaged. Be careful when placing the camcorder under
sunlight or by a window
[d].
[C]
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[d]