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You can digitally process pictures to obtain special effects like those in films or on the
TV.

NEG. ART [a] : The color and brightness of the picture is reversed.
SEPIA :

The picture appears in sepia.

B&W :

The picture appears in monochrome (black-and-white).

SOLARIZE [b] : The light intensity becomes clearer to make the picture look more like

an illustration.

SLIM [c] :

The picture expands vertically.

STRETCH [d] : The picture expands horizontally.
PASTEL [e] :

The contrast of the picture is emphasized to make the picture look more
like an animated cartoon.

MOSAIC [f] :

The picture appears mosaic-patterned.

(1) In CAMERA mode, press MENU to display the menu settings.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select P EFFECT in 

, then press the dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired picture effect mode, then

press the dial.

Set P EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings.

While using the picture effect function
You cannot operate the following functions:
– OLD MOVIE with the digital effect function.
– Memory Photo recording

When you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG)
Picture effects are automatically canceled.

MANUAL  SET
  PROGRAM  AE
  P  EFFECT
  D  EFFECT
  FLASH  MODE
  FLASH  LVL
  N. S. LIGHT
  AUTO  SHTR
    RETURN

[MENU] : END

OFF
NEG. ART
SEPIA
B&W
SOLARIZE
SLIM
STRETCH
PASTEL
MOSAIC

You can add special effects to recorded picture using the various digital functions.
Sound is recorded normally.

STILL
You can record a still image so that it is superimposed on a moving picture.

FLASH (FLASH MOTION)
You can record still images successively at constant intervals.

LUMI. (LUMINANCEKEY)
You can swap a brighter area in a still image with a moving picture.

TRAIL
You can record the picture so that an incidental image like a trail is left.

SLOW SHTR (SLOW SHUTTER)
You can slow down the shutter speed. The slow shutter mode is good for recording
dark picture more brightly.

OLD MOVIE
You can add an old movie type atmosphere to pictures. Your camcorder automatically
sets the wide mode to ON, picture effect to SEPIA, and sets the appropriate shutter
speed.

Still image

Moving picture

Still image

Moving picture

(1) In CAMERA mode, press MENU to display the menu settings.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select D EFFECT in 

, then press the dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired digital effect mode.
(4) Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. The bars appear on the screen. In the STILL

and LUMI. modes, the still image is stored in memory.

(5) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the effect as follows:

STILL

The rate of the still image you want to superimpose on the moving
picture

FLASH

The interval of flash motion

LUMI.

The color scheme of the area in the still image which is to be
swapped with a moving picture

TRAIL

The vanishing time of the incidental picture

SLOW SHTR

Shutter speed. The larger the shutter speed number, the slower the
shutter speed becomes.

OLD MOVIE

No adjustment necessary

The more bars there are on the screen, the stronger the digital effect. The bars
appear in the following modes: STILL, FLASH, LUMI. and TRAIL.

Set D EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings.

MANUAL  SET
  D  EFFECT
    OFF
    STILL
    FLASH
    LUMI.
    TRAIL
    SLOW  SHTR
    OLD  MOVIE

[MENU] : END

[MENU] : END

MANUAL  SET
  D  EFFECT

    LUMI.

Notes
•The following functions do not work during digital effects:

– Fader
– Photo recording
– Super NightShot
– Color Slow Shutter

•The PROGRAM AE function does not work in the slow shutter mode.
•The following functions do not work in the old movie mode:

– Wide mode
– Picture effects
– PROGRAM AE

When you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG)
Digital effects are automatically canceled.

When recording in the slow shutter mode
Auto focus may not be effective. Focus manually using a tripod.

Shutter speed number

Shutter speed

SLOW SHTR 1

1/30

SLOW SHTR 2

1/15

SLOW SHTR 3

1/8

SLOW SHTR 4

1/4

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You can select the PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) mode to suit your specific shooting
requirements.

This mode prevents people’s faces, for example, from appearing excessively white
when shooting subjects lit by strong light in the theater.

This mode brings out the subject while creating a soft background for subjects such as
people or flowers.

This mode minimizes camera shake on fast-moving subjects such as in tennis or golf.

This mode prevents peoples’ faces from appearing dark in strong light or reflected light,
such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope.

This mode allows you to maintain atmosphere when you are recording sunsets, general
night views, fireworks displays and neon signs.

This mode is for when you are recording distant subjects such as mountains and
prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows’ when you
are recording a subject behind glass or a screen.

(1) In CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-TRV340 only) mode, press MENU to display

the menu settings.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select PROGRAM AE in 

, then press the

dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode.

Set PROGRAM AE to AUTO in the menu settings.

Notes
•Because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance,

you cannot take close-ups in the following modes:
– Spotlight
– Sports lesson
– Beach & ski

•Your camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects in the following modes:

– Sunset & moon
– Landscape

•The following functions do not work in the PROGRAM AE mode:

– Color Slow Shutter
– Slow shutter
– OLD MOVIE
– BOUNCE

•While setting NIGHTSHOT to ON, the PROGRAM AE function does not work. (The

indicator flashes.)

•The PROGRAM AE function does not work in the Color Slow Shutter mode.

If you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium
lamp or mercury lamp
Flickering or changes in color may occur in the following modes. If this happens, turn
the PROGRAM AE function off.
– Soft portrait
– Sports lesson

MANUAL  SET
  PROGRAM  AE
  P  EFFECT
  D  EFFECT
  FLASH MODE
  FLASH LVL
  N. S  LIGHT
  AUTO  SHTR
    RETURN

[MENU] : END

AUTO
SPOTLIGHT
PORTRAIT
SPORTS
BEACH&SKI
SUNSETMOON
LANDSCAPE

You can manually adjust and set the exposure. Normally, exposure is automatically
adjusted.
Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases:
– When the subject is backlit
– When shooting bright subjects and dark backgrounds
– When recording dark pictures (e.g. night scenes) faithfully

(1) In CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-TRV340 only) mode, press EXPOSURE. The

exposure indicator appears on the screen.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness.

Press EXPOSURE to turn off the indicator.

Note
When you adjust the exposure manually, the following functions do not work:
– BACKLIGHT
– Color Slow Shutter

Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic mode:
– If you change the PROGRAM AE mode
– If you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON

EXPOSURE

You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases.
Normally, focus is automatically adjusted:
•The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting:

– Subjects through glass coated with water droplets.
– Horizontal stripes.
– Subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky.

•When you want to change the focus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in

the background.

•Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod.

(1) In CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-TRV340 only) mode, press FOCUS. The 

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indicator appears on the screen.

(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus.

Press FOCUS to turn off the indicator.

To focus precisely
It is easier to focus on subjects if you adjust the zoom to shoot at the “W” (wide-angle)
after focusing at the “T” (telephoto) position.

When you shoot close to the subject
Focus at the end of the “W” (wide-angle) position.

9 changes to the following indicators:

when recording a distant subject.
when the subject is too close to focus on.

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You can make a time-lapse recording by
setting your camcorder to automatically
record and standby sequentially. You can
achieve an excellent recording for flowering,
gradual appearances, etc., with this function.

(1) In the standby mode, press MENU to display the menu settings.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select INT. REC in 

, then press the dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select SET, then press the dial.
(4) Set INTERVAL and REC TIME.

1

 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select INTERVAL, then press the dial.

2

 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired interval time, then

press the dial.
The time: 30SEC 

y 1MIN y 5MIN y 10MIN

3

 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select REC TIME, then press the dial.

4

 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired recording time, then

press the dial.
The time: 0.5SEC 

y 1SEC y 1.5SEC y 2SEC

5

 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select 

 RETURN, then press the dial.

(5) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ON, then press the dial.
(6) Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear. The INTERVAL indicator

flashes.

(7) Press START/STOP to start interval recording. The INTERVAL indicator lights

up.

10 min

10 min

1 s

1 s

9 min 59 s

9 min 59 s

[a] REC TIME
[b]INTERVAL

Perform either of the following:
– Set INT. REC to OFF in the menu settings.
– Set the POWER switch to other than CAMERA.

You can perform normal recording only once during INTERVAL.
Press START/STOP. The INTERVAL indicator flashes, and normal recording starts. To
stop normal recording, press START/STOP again.

On recording time
There may be a discrepancy in the recording time of up to +/– six frames from the
selected time.

CAMERA  SET

SELFT I MER
D  ZOOM
PHOTO REC
16 : 9W I DE
STEADYSHOT
FRAME  REC
 I NT. REC
   RETURN

ON

 [MENU] : END

CAMERA  SET

SELFT I MER
D  ZOOM
PHOTO REC
16 : 9W I DE
STEADYSHOT
FRAME  REC
 I NT. REC
   RETURN

 [MENU] : END

CAMERA  SET

SELFT I MER
D  ZOOM
PHOTO REC
16 : 9W I DE
STEADYSHOT
FRAME  REC
 I NT. REC
   RETURN

ON
OFF
SET

OFF

 [MENU] : END

CAMERA  SET

 I NT. REC
    I NTERVAL
   REC  T I ME
      RETURN  

30SEC

 [MENU] : END

CAMERA  SET

 I NT. REC
    I NTERVAL
   REC  T I ME
      RETURN  

30SEC
  1M I N
  5M I N
10M I N

 [MENU] : END

CAMERA  SET

 I NT. REC
    I NTERVAL
   REC  T I ME
      RETURN  

0 . 5SEC

 [MENU] : END

CAMERA  SET

 I NT. REC
    I NTERVAL
   REC  T I ME
      RETURN  

0 . 5SEC
    1SEC
1 . 5SEC
    2SEC

 [MENU] : END

STBY

 I NTERVAL

MENU

You can make a recording with a stop-motion animated effect using frame recording.
To create this effect, alternately move the subject a little and make a frame recording.
We recommend that you use a tripod, and operate your camcorder using the Remote
Commander after step 5.

(1) In the standby mode, press MENU to display the menu settings.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select FRAME REC in 

, then press the

dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ON, then press the dial.
(4) Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear.

The FRAME REC indicator appears.

(5) Press START/STOP to start frame recording. Your camcorder makes a

recording for about six frames, and returns to recording standby.

(6) Move the subject, and repeat step 5.

Perform either of the following:
– Set FRAME REC to OFF in the menu settings.
– Set the POWER switch to other than CAMERA.

Note
The remaining tape time is not indicated correctly if you use this function continuously.

When using the frame recording function
The last recorded cut is longer than other cuts.

STBY

FRAME REC

MENU

CAMERA  SET

SELFT I MER
D  ZOOM
PHOTO REC
16 : 9W I DE
STEADYSHOT
FRAME  REC
 I NT. REC
   RETURN

ON

 [MENU] : END

CAMERA  SET

SELFT I MER
D  ZOOM
PHOTO REC
16 : 9W I DE
STEADYSHOT
FRAME  REC
 I NT. REC
   RETURN

OFF
ON

 [MENU] : END

You can select one of eight preset titles and two custom titles (p. 59). You can also select
the language, color, size and position of titles.

(1) In the standby mode, press TITLE to display the title menu. The title menu

display appears on the screen.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select 

, then press the dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired title, then press the dial.

The titles are displayed in the language you selected.

(4) Change the color, size, or position, if necessary.

1

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select COLOR, SIZE, or POSITION, then
press the dial. The selected item appears on the screen.

2

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired item, then press the
dial.

3

Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the title is laid out as desired.

(5) Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial again to complete the setting.
(6) Press START/STOP to start recording.
(7) When you want to stop recording the title, press TITLE.

TITLE

PRESET  TITLE
  HELLO!
  HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
  HAPPY  HOLIDAYS
  CONGRATULATIONS!
  OUR  SWEET  BABY
  WEDDING
  VACATION
  THE  END

 [TITLE] : END

PRESET  TITLE
  HELLO!
  HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
  HAPPY  HOLIDAYS
  CONGRATULATIONS!
  OUR  SWEET  BABY
  WEDDING
  VACATION
  THE  END
    RETURN

 [TITLE] : END

VACATION

 [TITLE] : END

TITLE

VACATION

 [TITLE] : END

TITLE

PRESET  TITLE
  HELLO!
  HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
  HAPPY  HOLIDAYS
  CONGRATULATIONS!
  OUR  SWEET  BABY
  WEDDING
  VACATION
  THE  END

 [TITLE] : END

PRESET  TITLE
  HELLO!
  HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
  HAPPY  HOLIDAYS
  CONGRATULATIONS!
  OUR  SWEET  BABY
  WEDDING
  VACATION
  THE  END
    RETURN

 [TITLE] : END

VACATION

SIZE              SMALL

SIZE              LARGE

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Press TITLE while you are recording, and carry out steps 2 to 5. When you press the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial at step 5, the title is recorded.

If you want to change the language, select   before step 2. Then select the desired
language and return to step 2.

If you display the menu while superimposing a title
The title is not recorded while the menu is displayed.

To use a custom title
If you want to use a custom title, select 

 in step 2.

Title setting
•The title color changes as follows:

WHITE 

y YELLOW y VIOLET y RED y CYAN y GREEN y BLUE

•The title size changes as follows:

SMALL 

y LARGE

You cannot input 13 characters or more in LARGE size. If you input more than 12
characters, the title size returns to SMALL even you select LARGE.

•The title position changes as follows:

1

y 2y 3y 4y 5y 6y 7y 8y 9

The larger the position number, the lower the title is positioned.
When you select the title size LARGE, you cannot choose position 9.

When you are selecting and setting the title
You cannot record the title displayed on the screen.

When you superimpose a title while you are recording
The beep does not sound.

While you are playing back
You can superimpose a title. However, the title is not recorded on tape.
You can record a title when you dub a tape connecting your camcorder to the VCR with
the A/V connecting cable. If you use the i.LINK cable instead of the A/V connecting
cable, you cannot record the title.

You can make up to two titles and store them in your camcorder. Each title can have up
to 20 characters.

(1) In the standby or VCR mode, press TITLE.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select 

, then press the dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select CUSTOM1 SET or CUSTOM2 SET,

then press the dial.

(4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the column of the desired character,

then press the dial.

(5) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired character, then press the

dial.

(6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have selected all characters and completed the

title.

(7) To finish making your own titles, turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select

[SET], then press the dial. The title is stored in memory.

(8) Press TITLE to make the title menu disappear.

TITLE

PRESET  TITLE
  HELLO!
  HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
  HAPPY  HOLIDAYS
  CONGRATULATIONS!
  OUR  SWEET  BABY
  WEDDING
  VACATION
  THE  END
   
 [TITLE] : END

TITLE  SET
  CUSTOM1  SET
  CUSTOM2  SET
  

   
 [TITLE] : END

TITLE  SET
  CUSTOM1  SET
  CUSTOM2  SET
    RETURN

   
 [TITLE] : END

TITLE  SET
  CUSTOM1  SET
  CUSTOM2  SET
    RETURN

   
 [TITLE] : END

TITLE  SET
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
 
  ABCDE
  FGHIJ
  KLMNO
  PQRST
  UVWXY
  Z&  ?!
  ’ . , / – 
[TITLE] : END

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In step 3, select CUSTOM1 SET or CUSTOM2 SET, depending on which title you want
to change, then press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [

C], then press the dial to delete the title. The

last character is erased. Enter the new title as desired.

If you take three minutes or longer to enter characters in the standby mode while
a cassette is in your camcorder
The power automatically goes off. The characters you have entered remain stored in
memory. Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) once, and turn it to CAMERA again,
then proceed from step 1.
We recommend setting the POWER switch to VCR or removing the cassette so that
your camcorder does not automatically turn off while you are entering title characters.

The menu for selecting alphabet and Russian characters appear. Select [

] to return

to the previous screen.

To erase a character
Select [

C]. The last character is erased.

To enter a space
Select [Z& ?!], then select the blank part.

You can insert a scene in the middle of a recorded tape by setting the start and end
points. The previously recorded frames between these start and end points will be
erased.
Use the Remote Commander for this operation.

(1) In the standby mode, keep pressing EDITSEARCH, and release the button at

the insert end point [b].

(2) Press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander.

The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator flashes and the counter resets to zero.

(3) Keep pressing the – 

7 side of EDITSEARCH and release the button at the

insert start point [a].

(4) Press START/STOP to start recording.

The scene is inserted. Recording stops automatically near the counter zero
point. Your camcorder returns to the standby mode.

Notes
•The zero set memory function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8   system.
•The picture and the sound may be distorted at the end of the inserted section when it

is played back.

If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions
The zero set memory function may not work correctly.