Sony DSR-PD100A camcorder
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• Using this manual »
• Checking supplied accessories »
• Getting started »
• Installing and charging the battery pack »
• Inserting a cassette »
• Basic operations »
• Camera recording »
• Attaching the lens hood »
• Using the zoom feature »
• Shooting with the LCD screen »
• Letting the subject monitor the shot »
• Self-timer recording »
• Hints for better shooting »
• Checking the recorded picture »
• Playing back a tape »
• Searching for the end of the picture »
• Advanced operations »
• Using alternative power sources »
• Using the house current (mains) »
• Changing the mode settings »
• Selecting the mode setting of each item »
• Photo recording »
• Printing the still picture »
• Shooting with all the pixels – PROG. SCAN »
• Using the FADER function »
• Shooting with backlighting »
• Using the wide mode function »
• Enjoying picture effect »
• Selecting picture effect »
• Using picture effect function »
• Recording with various effects – digital effect »
• Shooting with manual adjustment »
• Adjusting exposure »
• Adjusting the shutter speed »
• Adjusting the white balance »
• Adjusting recording level »
• Using the ND filter »
• Shooting with the zebra pattern »
• Releasing the Steady Shot function »
• Adjusting AE shift »
• Adjusting gain shift »
• Using the PROGRAM AE function »
• Selecting the best mode »
• Using the PROGRAM AE function »
• Focusing manually »
• When to use manual focus »
• Adjusting focus manually »
• Interval recording »
• Cut recording »
• Connecting the external microphone with the XLR connector »
• Attaching the supplied wide conversion lens »
• Superimposing a title »
• Superimposing titles »
• Erasing a title »
• Making a custom title »
• Labeling a cassette »
• Watching on a TV screen »
• Connecting directly to a TV or VCR with Audio/Video input... »
• Viewing the picture with the picture effect »
• Viewing the picture with the digital effect »
• Searching the boundaries of recorded tape with date – date... »
• Searching for the date by using cassette memory »
• Searching for the date without using cassette memory »
• Searching the boundaries of recorded tape with title –... »
• Searching for the title by using cassette memory »
• Searching for a photo – photo search/photo scan »
• Searching for a photo by using cassette memory – photo... »
• Searching for a photo without using cassette memory – photo... »
• Scanning photo – photo scan »
• Displaying recording data – data code function »
• Editing onto another tape »
• Before editing »
• Starting editing »
• Editing partially on a mini DVCAM tape – DV synchro-editing »
• Recording from a VCR or TV »
• Audio dubbing »
• Connecting the microphone with the MIC jack »
• Connecting the microphone with the intelligent accessory... »
• Dubbing with the AUDIO/VIDEO jack »
• Dubbing with the built-in microphones »
• Adding an audio sound on a recorded tape »
• Memory card slot operations »
• Using the memory card slot – introduction »
• Inserting a Memory Stick into PC card adaptor »
• Inserting the PC card adaptor or PC card »
• Connecting the PC card/parallel port adaptor (not supplied)... »
• Selecting the image quality mode »
• Formatting (initializing) a Memory Stick or a PC card »
• Recording an image from a mini DVCAM tape as a still image »
• Recording a still image from other equipment »
• Copying still images from a mini DVCAM tape – photo save »
• Recording still images on Memory Stick s or PC cards –... »
• Recording images continuously »
• Viewing a still picture – memory photo playback »
• Screen indicators during still image playback »
• Playing back 6 recorded images at a time (index screen) »
• Viewing the recorded images using a personal computer »
• Preventing accidental erasure – PROTECT »
• Deleting images »
• Deleting selected image »
• Erasing all the images »
• Copying the image recorded with the memory card slot to... »
• Playing back images in a continuous loop – SLIDE SHOW »
• Additional infoamation »
• Compatibility of DVCAM and DV formats »
• Usable cassettes and playback modes »
• Selecting cassette types »
• When you play back »
• Notes on the mini DVCAM cassette »
• Charging the vanadium-lithium battery in the camcorder »
• Resetting the date and time »
• Simple setting of clock by time difference »
• Tips for using the battery pack »
• Preparing the battery pack »
• When to replace the battery pack »
• Notes on the rechargeable battery pack »
• Notes on the InfoLITHIUM Battery Pack »
• Notes on charging »
• Notes on the terminals »
• Maintenance information and precautions »
• Moisture condensation »
• Video head cleaning »
• Precautions »
• Using your camcorder abroad »
• Power sources »
• Difference in color systems »
• Trouble check »
• Camcorder »
• Self-diagnosis function »
• Specifications »
• Identifying the parts »
• PC card adaptor and Memory Stick »
• Remote Commander »
• Attaching the shoulder strap »
• Operation indicators »
• Display window »
• Warning indicators »
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Nice and easy to use features...I wish that the microphone holder (cac-12) was included...I've owned and used this Sony DSR-PD100A camcorder for six years...