Sony DCR-VX2100 Manual

Quick Start Guide ............................................... 4

Using this manual ............................................... 6
Checking supplied accessories ......................... 8
Step 1  Preparing the power supply ................ 9
Step 2  Setting the date and time .................... 14
Step 3  Inserting a cassette ............................... 15

Recording a picture .......................................... 16

Shooting backlit subjects

(BACK LIGHT) ................................ 23

Using the spot light function ............ 24
Self-timer recording ........................... 25

Checking the recording – END SEARCH /

EDITSEARCH / Rec Review ....................... 26

Playing back a tape ........................................... 27
Viewing the recording on TV ......................... 31

Recording a still image on a tape

 – Tape Photo recording ................................ 32

Shooting with all the pixels

– PROG. SCAN ............................................... 34

Using the guide frame ..................................... 35
Using the wide mode ....................................... 36
Using the fader function .................................. 38
Using special effects – Picture effect .............. 40
Using special effects – Digital effect .............. 41
Shooting with manual adjustment ................. 44
Adjusting the white balance ........................... 50
Adjusting recording level manually

– Sound recording level ................................ 52

Presetting the adjustment for picture quality

– Custom preset ............................................. 54

Using the PROGRAM AE function ................ 56
Focusing manually ........................................... 59
Interval recording ............................................. 60
Frame by frame recording – Cut recording .. 62
Marking an Index ............................................. 63

Quickly locating a scene using the zero set

memory function ........................................... 64

Searching for a recording by index

– Index search ................................................. 65

Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by

title – Title search ........................................... 67

Searching a recording by date

– Date search ................................................... 68

Searching for a photo

– Photo search/Photo scan ........................... 70

Playing back a tape with picture effects ........ 72

Playing back a tape with digital effects ......... 73

Dubbing a tape .................................................. 74
Dubbing only desired scenes

– Digital program editing ............................. 76

Using with an analog video unit and a PC

– Signal convert function .............................. 88

Recording video or TV programs .................. 89
Inserting a scene from a VCR

– Insert editing ............................................... 93

Audio dubbing .................................................. 95
Superimposing a title ....................................... 99
Making your own titles .................................. 103
Labeling a cassette .......................................... 105
Erasing the cassette memory data ................ 107

Changing the menu settings ......................... 109

Using a “Memory Stick” – introduction ...... 116
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick”

– Memory Photo recording ........................ 121

Superimposing a still image in a “Memory

Stick” on a moving picture
– MEMORY MIX .......................................... 125

Recording an image from a tape as a still

image ............................................................. 128

Copying still images from a tape

– Photo save .................................................. 131

Viewing a still picture

– Memory Photo playback .......................... 133

Copying an image recorded on a “Memory

Stick” to tapes ............................................... 136

Playing back images continuously

– SLIDE SHOW ............................................ 138

Preventing accidental erasure

– Image protection ....................................... 139

Deleting images .............................................. 140
Writing a print mark – Print mark ............... 143

Usable cassettes ............................................... 144
About i.LINK ................................................... 146
Troubleshooting .............................................. 148
Self-diagnosis display .................................... 154
Warning indicators and messages ............... 155
Using your camcorder abroad ...................... 157
Maintenance information and

precautions ................................................... 158

Specifications ................................................... 163

Identifying the parts and controls ................ 164
Quick Function Guide .................................... 173
Index ................................................................. 174