Sony Digital 8 Manual

Customizing Your Camcorder
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BAdvanced operations
Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu 
settings
You can change various settings or make 
detailed adjustments using the menu items 
displayed on the screen.
1Turn on the power (p. 15).
2Press MENU.
The menu screen appears.
3Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to 
select the desired menu, then press the 
dial.
 MANUAL SET (p. 42)
 CAMERA SET (p. 45)
 PLAYER SET (p. 49) ( TRV138/
338)  VCR SET (p. 49) ( TRV280)
 LCD SET (p. 51)...

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Using the  
(MANUAL SET) menu
 
– PROGRAM AE/P EFFECT, etc.
You can select items listed below in the 
MANUAL SET menu. To select these items, 
see “Changing the menu settings” (p. 41). The default settings are marked with 
G. The 
settings you can adjust vary depending on the 
power mode of your camcorder. The screen 
shows the items you can operate at the moment. 
Unavailable items will be grayed out.
PROGRAM AE
You can record pictures easily in a situation that requires...

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**Your camcorder is adjusted to focus only on distant subjects.
b
Note When you set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON, [PROGRAM AE] does not work.
P EFFECT
For TRV138/338:
You can add special effects (such as films) to a picture before recording.  appears when each effect is selected. 
For TRV280:
You can add special effects (such as films) to a picture before or after recording.   appears when each effect is selected. 
bNote For TRV280:You cannot...

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zTip  For  TRV280:You can copy pictures edited using picture effects to another tape (p. 61).
 AUTO SHTR
G ON Select to automatically activate the electronic shutter to adjust the 
shutter speed when recording in bright conditions.
OFF Select when recording without using the electronic shutter. 

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Using the  
(CAMERA SET) menu
 
– 16:9 WIDE/STEADYSHOT, etc.
You can select items listed below in the 
CAMERA SET menu. To select these items, see 
“Changing the menu settings” (p. 41). The default settings are marked with 
G. The 
settings you can adjust vary depending on the 
power mode of your camcorder. The screen 
shows the items you can operate at the moment. 
Unavailable items will be grayed out.
D ZOOM
You can select the maximum zoom level...

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16:9 WIDE
For TRV138/338:
You can record a cinema-like picture ([CINEMA] mode) or a 16:9 wide picture 
([16:9 FULL] mode) to watch on the 16:9 wide-screen TV. 
Refer also to the manuals supplied with your TV.
In [CINEMA] mode
In [16:9 FULL] mode
* Picture appears in full screen when the wide-screen TV switches to full mode.
**When you play a picture in 4:3 mode, it appears as you have seen on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
G OFF Standard setting (to record pictures to...

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zTips The ID-1 system sends aspect ratio information (16:9, 4:3, or letter box) by inserting signals between video signals.
 When you record in the [16:9 FULL], the date or time indicator will be widened on wide- screen TVs. 
 For TRV338: The SteadyShot does not work. If you set [16:9 FULL] in the menu settings when the 
SteadyShot is working,   flashes and the SteadyShot does not function.
For TRV280:
You can record a 16:9 wide picture on the...

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STEADYSHOT
For TRV338/ TRV280:
You can select this function to compensate for camera-shake.
bNote For TRV280: Camera-shake cannot be completely compensated for in the following cases:
– When recording in a dark place
– When recording a subject with little contrast to the background
– When recording horizontal stripes
– When using the zoom
– When recording a fast moving subject
– When the zoom position is set to the W-end side
N.S. LIGHT
When using the NightShot plus function...

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Using the  (PLAYER 
SET)/
 (VCR SET) 
menu
 – HiFi SOUND/EDIT, etc.
You can select the items listed below in the 
menu (the PLAYER SET menu for 
TRV138/338, the VCR SET menu for 
TRV280). To select these items, see 
“Changing the menu settings” (p. 41). The default settings are marked with 
G. The 
settings you can adjust vary depending on the 
power mode of your camcorder. 
The screen 
shows the items you can operate at the moment. 
Unavailable...

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TBC 
For TRV138/338:
DNR 
For TRV138/338:
AUDIO MIX 
For TRV280:
You can adjust the audio balance between ST1 (the originally recorded sound) 
and ST2.
bNotes You cannot adjust sound recorded in 16 bit audio mode.
 Only the originally recorded sound will be heard when you disconnect the power source from your camcorder for more than 5 minutes. 
G
ON Select to correct jitter (horizontal picture shake during playback).
OFF Select to not compensate picture distortion when...