Sony CCD-FX510 - Manual (Page 3)

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Before You Begin
About this manual........................................................................................................4
Supplied accessories...................................................................................................5
Before you start........................................................................................................... 5
Getting Started
Charging and installing the battery pack....................................................................... 6
Inserting a tape............................................................................................................ 9
Preventing accidental erasure..................................................................................9
Adjusting the viewfinder lens......................................................................................10
Using the viewfinder as a sports finder...................................................................10
Setting the BEEP switch............................................................................................ 11
Installing the lithium battery........................................................................................12
Setting the date and time............................................................................................ 13
Storing a birth date in your camcorder........................................................................ 14
Basic Camera Operation
How to record............................................................................................................ 16
Playing back a tape.................................................................................................... 19
Using the Remote Commander.................................................................................. 21
Getting the most out of your battery pack....................................................................23
Advanced Camera Operation
Connecting alternative power sources........................................................................ 25
Using household current....................................................................................... 25
Using a car battery................................................................................................. 26
Recording with the camera......................................................................................... 27
Recording the date or time..................................................................................... 27
Putting an age on your tape................................................................................... 28
Recording in low positions.....................................................................................29
Rec review using EDITSEARCH............................................................................. 30
Hints for recording................................................................................................. 30
Re-recording over a previously recorded portion (EDITSEARCH)........................... 31
Inserting a scene in the middle of a recorded tape...................................................32
Checking the recording in the viewfinder (EDITSEARCH)........................................33
Recording with an external microphone................................................................. 34
Connecting a wired remote control unit.................................................................. 34
Making manual adjustments.......................................................................................35
Focusing manually................................................................................................ 35
Compensating for backlighting.............................................................................. 37
Using prc^ram AE......................................................................................................38
Portrait mode.........................................................................................................38
Sports mode..........................................................................................................39
High-speed shutter mode...................................................................................... 41
Using special effects.................................................................................................. 43
Zooming................................................................................................................43
Close-up (macro)................................................................................................... 44
Fade-in and fade-out.............................................................................................. 45
Superimposing text.................................................................................................... 46
Playing back.............................................................................................................. 50
Recording.................................................................................................................. 55
Editing....................................................................................................................... 57
Additional Information
Maintenance information........................................................................................... 61
Tips for better camera recording................................................................................. 64
Identifying the parts....................................................................................................67
Indicators in the viewfinder and the display window.................................................... 72
Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................73
Specifications............................................................................................................ 75
Index..............................................................................................................Back cover