Sony CCD-TR2200E User Manual

CCD-TR2200E/TR3300E    3-856-204-12 (1)

Before you begin
Using this manual ................................................... 5
Checking supplied accessories ............................. 7

Getting started
Charging and installing the battery pack ............ 8
Inserting a cassette ................................................ 12

Basic operations
Camera recording ................................................. 13

Using the zoom feature ..................................... 16

Hints for better shooting ..................................... 18
Checking the recorded picture ........................... 20
Connections for playback .................................... 21
Playing back a tape ............................................... 23

Advanced operations
Using alternative power sources ........................ 27

Using the mains ................................................. 27
Using the battery case ....................................... 29
Using a car battery ............................................. 30

Changing the mode settings ............................... 31

— for camera recording —
Recording with the date or time ......................... 35
Fade-in and fade-out ............................................ 36
Overlapping two pictures

(CCD-TR3300E only) ......................................... 37

Wiping away a still picture

(CCD-TR3300E only) ......................................... 39

Enjoying picture effect ......................................... 41
Recording a still picture

(CCD-TR3300E only) ......................................... 43

Recording still pictures successively

(CCD-TR3300E only) ......................................... 44

Superimposing a moving picture on a still

picture (CCD-TR3300E only) ........................... 45

Re-recording a picture in the middle of a

recorded tape ...................................................... 47

Using the wide mode function ........................... 49
Selecting the START/STOP mode ..................... 51
Superimposing a title ........................................... 52
Making your own original titles ......................... 55
Releasing the STEADY SHOT function ............. 56
Checking the tape condition before recording

(ORC) ................................................................... 57

— for manual adjustment —
Selecting automatic/manual adjustment

modes .................................................................. 58

Focusing manually ............................................... 60
Using the PROGRAM AE function .................... 62

About the PROGRAM AE function ................ 62
Using the aperture priority mode ................... 63
Using the shutter priority mode ...................... 64
Using the twilight mode ................................... 66

Using manual mode ............................................. 67
Using slow shutter (CCD-TR3300E only) ......... 70
Tips for manual adjustment ................................ 71
Shooting with backlighting ................................. 73
Adjusting the brightness of the picture ............. 74
Adjusting the white balance ............................... 75

— for playing back/editing —
Searching the boundaries of recorded date ...... 78
Returning to a pre-registered position .............. 80
Locating the marking position ............................ 81
Writing the RC Time code on a recorded

tape ....................................................................... 86

Editing onto another tape .................................... 88

Additionanl information
Changing the lithium battery in the

camcorder ........................................................... 90

Resetting the date and time ................................. 92
Usable cassettes and playback modes ............... 93
Tips for using the battery pack ........................... 95
Maintenance information and precautions ....... 99
Using your camcorder abroad .......................... 104
Trouble check ...................................................... 105
Specifications ....................................................... 113
Identifying the parts ........................................... 115
Warning indicators ............................................. 125
Index ..................................................................... 126