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Playback – Basics
To display the screen indicators – Display function
Press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote
Commander supplied with your camcorder. The indicators disappear on the screen. To
make the indicators appear, press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL or DISPLAY again.
Commander supplied with your camcorder. The indicators disappear on the screen. To
make the indicators appear, press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL or DISPLAY again.
About date/time and various settings
Your camcorder automatically records not only images on the tape but also the
recording data (date/time or various settings when recorded) (data code).
recording data (date/time or various settings when recorded) (data code).
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Set the POWER switch to VCR, then play back a tape.
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Press DATA CODE on your camcorder or the Remote Commander.
The display changes as follows when you press the DATA CODE:
date/time t various settings (SteadyShot, exposure, white balance, gain, shutter
speed, aperture value) t no indicator
date/time t various settings (SteadyShot, exposure, white balance, gain, shutter
speed, aperture value) t no indicator
[a] Tape counter
[b] SteadyShot OFF
[c] Exposure mode
[d] White balance
[e] Gain
[f] Shutter speed
[g] Aperture value
[b] SteadyShot OFF
[c] Exposure mode
[d] White balance
[e] Gain
[f] Shutter speed
[g] Aperture value
Playing back a tape
DISPLAY/
TOUCH PANEL
DATA CODE
TOUCH PANEL
DATA CODE
DATA CODE
DISPLAY
Date/time
Various settings
[g]
[b]
[d]
[e]
[f]
[e]
[f]
[c]
[a]
60
AWB
F1.8
9dB
AUTO
JUL 4 2002
12:05:56 AM
12:05:56 AM
50min
0:00:23:01
40min
0:00:23:01
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Playing back a tape
To not display various settings
Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings (p. 216).
The display changes as follows when you press DATA CODE :
date/time y no indicator
Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings (p. 216).
The display changes as follows when you press DATA CODE :
date/time y no indicator
Various settings
Various settings are your camcorder’s information when you have recorded. In the
recording, the various settings will not be displayed.
Various settings are your camcorder’s information when you have recorded. In the
recording, the various settings will not be displayed.
When you use the data code, bars (-- -- --) appear if:
– A blank portion of the tape is being played back.
– The tape is unreadable due to tape damage or noise.
– The tape was recorded by a camcorder without the date and time set.
– A blank portion of the tape is being played back.
– The tape is unreadable due to tape damage or noise.
– The tape was recorded by a camcorder without the date and time set.
Data code
When you connect your camcorder to the TV, the data code appears on the TV screen.
When you connect your camcorder to the TV, the data code appears on the TV screen.
Remaining battery time indicator during playback
The indicator indicates the approximate continuous playback time. The indicator may
not be correct, depending on the conditions in which you are playing back. When you
close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes about one minute for the correct
remaining battery time to be displayed.
The indicator indicates the approximate continuous playback time. The indicator may
not be correct, depending on the conditions in which you are playing back. When you
close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes about one minute for the correct
remaining battery time to be displayed.
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Playback – Basics
Playing back a tape
Various playback modes
To operate video control buttons, set the POWER switch to VCR.
To play back pause (viewing a still picture)
Press X during playback. To resume normal playback, press N or X.
To advance the tape
Press M in the stop mode. To resume normal playback, press N.
To rewind the tape
Press m in the stop mode. To resume normal playback, press N.
To change the playback direction
Press
on the Remote Commander during playback to reverse the playback direction.
To resume normal playback, press N.
To locate a scene monitoring the picture (picture search)
Keep pressing m or M during playback. To resume normal playback, release the
button.
button.
To monitor high-speed pictures while advancing or rewinding
the tape (skip scan)
the tape (skip scan)
Keep pressing m while rewinding or M while advancing the tape. To resume
rewinding or advancing, release the button.
rewinding or advancing, release the button.
To view the picture at slow speed (slow playback)
Press y on the Remote Commander during playback. For slow playback in the reverse
direction, press
direction, press
, then press y on the Remote Commander. To resume normal
playback, press N.
To view pictures at double speed
Press
×2 on the Remote Commander during playback. For double speed playback in the
reverse direction, press
, then press
×2 on the Remote Commander. To resume
normal playback, press N.
To view pictures frame-by-frame
Press C on the Remote Commander in the playback pause. For frame-by-frame
playback in the reverse direction, press c. To resume normal playback, press N.
playback in the reverse direction, press c. To resume normal playback, press N.
To search the last scene recorded (END SEARCH)
Press FN, then press END SCH in the stop mode. The last five-second recorded portion
is played back and then stopped.
is played back and then stopped.
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In the various playback modes
•Sound is muted.
•The previous picture may remain as a mosaic image during playback.
•Sound is muted.
•The previous picture may remain as a mosaic image during playback.
When the playback pause lasts for five minutes
Your camcorder automatically enters the stop mode. To resume playback, press N.
Your camcorder automatically enters the stop mode. To resume playback, press N.
Slow playback
The slow playback can be performed smoothly on your camcorder. However, this
function does not work for an output signal through the DV Interface.
The slow playback can be performed smoothly on your camcorder. However, this
function does not work for an output signal through the DV Interface.
When you play back a tape in reverse
Horizontal noise may appear at the center, or the top and bottom of the screen. This is
not a malfunction.
Horizontal noise may appear at the center, or the top and bottom of the screen. This is
not a malfunction.
Playing back a tape
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