Sony Digital 8 Manual

Customizing Your Camcorder
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Using the  (LCD 
SET) menu
 – LCD B.L./LCD 
COLOR, etc.
You can select the items listed below in the 
LCD 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.
LCD BRIGHT
 See page 16 for details.
LCD B.L.
You...

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Using the  (TAPE 
SET) menu
 – FRAME REC/
INT.REC, etc.
You can select items listed below in the TAPE 
SET menu. To select 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.
 REC MODE
bNotes If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like noise may appear or...

Customizing Your Camcorder
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 When you set [ORC TO SET], a non-recorded section of about 0.1 second appears on the tape. However, note that this non-recorded section disappears from the tape when you 
continue recording from this section.
 To check if you have already set this setting, select [ORC TO SET] in the menu settings.  [ORC ON] is displayed if it is already set.
REMAIN
FRAME REC
For TRV280:
You can record pictures with a stop-motion animated effect by alternately...

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INT.REC
For TRV280:
You can achieve excellent recordings of flowers blooming, etc., with this 
function. Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet using the supplied AC 
Adaptor during the operation.
a. [REC TIME]
b. [INTERVAL]
1Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [SET], then press the dial.
2Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [INTERVAL], then press the 
dial.
3Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired interval time 
(30 seconds, 1, 5, 10 minutes), then press the...

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Using the  (SETUP 
MENU) 
– CLOCK SET/USB STREAM/
LANGUAGE, etc.
You can select items listed below in the SETUP 
MENU. To select 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.
 CLOCK SET
You can set the date and time (p. 17)....

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 LANGUAGE
You can select or change the language used for the on-screen display (p. 19). You 
can select from English, Simplified English, Canadian-French, Latin American 
Spanish, Brazilian-Portuguese, Traditional-Chinese, or Korean.
DEMO MODE
When you remove a cassette from your camcorder, and select the CAMERA 
mode, you can view the demonstration in about 10 minutes.
bNote You can view the demonstration only when the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is set to OFF.
z
Tips The...

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Using the  
(OTHERS) menu
 – WORLD 
TIME/VIDEO EDIT, etc.
You can select items listed below in the 
OTHERS menu. To select 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.
DATA CODE 
For TRV280:
WORLD TIME
You can adjust the time...

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bNote When you connect your camcorder to the wall outlet, [A.SHUT OFF] is automatically set to [NEVER].
DISPLAY
REC LAMP
VIDEO EDIT 
For TRV280:
You can select up to 20 scenes (programs) and record them in the desired order to 
another recording device such as VCR (p. 67).
 
G LCD Select to show the displays such as the time code on the LCD screen 
and in the viewfinder.
V-OUT/LCD Select to show the displays such as the time code on the TV screen, 
LCD screen, and in the...

Dubbing/Editing
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Dubbing/Editing
Connecting to a VCR
You can create a copy of the picture recorded 
on your camcorder on other recording 
devices (p. 61).
For  TRV280, you can also record the 
picture from a VCR to a tape on your 
camcorder (p. 66).
Connect your camcorder to a VCR as shown 
in the following illustration.
For TRV138/338:
A/V connecting cable (supplied)Signal flow VCRs
A/V OUT jack
YellowBlack
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For TRV280:
bNotes
 Use the A/V connecting cable to connect your  camcorder to other devices. Before connecting, 
make sure the [DISPLAY] setting in the   
(OTHERS) menu is set to [LCD] (the default 
setting) (p. 58). 
 For TRV138/338: When you are connecting your camcorder to a stereo 
device, connect the audio plug of the A/V 
connecting cable to the left (white) jack on the VCR.
 For TRV280: When you are connecting your camcorder to a 
monaural device, connect the yellow plug of...