Sony DCR HC 14 E Manuale Utente

Sony

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Table of contents

Checking supplied accessories .............. 3

Main Features .......................... 4

Quick Start Guide .................. 12

Getting Started

Using this manual ................................. 16
Step 1 Preparing the power source ..... 20

Installing the battery pack ............. 20
Charging the battery pack ............. 21
Checking status of battery pack –

Battery Info ............................... 24

Connecting to a wall socket .......... 25

Step 2 Setting the date and time ......... 26
Step 3 Using the touch panel ............... 28

Recording – Basics

Recording a picture ............................... 31

Shooting backlit subjects

– Back light function ................ 41

Shooting in the dark

– NightShot ............................... 42

Checking recordings

– End search/Edit search/Rec
Review ............................................. 44

Playback – Basics

Playing back tape .................................. 46

To display the screen indicators –

Display function ...................... 48

Viewing a recording on TV ................. 54

Advanced Recording Operations

Photo recording ..................................... 56
Self-timer recording .............................. 58
Adjusting the white balance

manually .......................................... 60

Using the wide mode ........................... 62
Using the fader function ...................... 64
Using special effects – Picture effect .. 67
Using PROGRAM AE .......................... 68
Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 70
Using spot light-metering function

– Flexible Spot Meter ..................... 71

Focusing manually ................................ 72
Using spot focus function

– Spot Focus .................................... 74

Interval Recording ................................ 75
Frame by frame recording

– Frame recording .......................... 77

Using the viewfinder ............................ 78

Advanced Playback Operations

Playing back tape with picture

effect ................................................. 80

Quickly locating a scene – Zero set

memory (DCR-HC15E only) ......... 81

Searching the boundaries of recorded

tape by title – Title search (DCR-
HC15E only) .................................... 83

Searching a recording by date – Date

search (DCR-HC15E only) ............ 85

Searching for a photo

– Photo search/Photo scan (DCR-
HC15E only) .................................... 88