Sony Digital Camcorder DSR PD170 Operating Instructions
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61 Advanced Recording Operations Interval recording (6 ) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ON, then press the dial. ( 7 ) Press MENU to erase the menu display. The interval recording indicator flashes. ( 8 ) Press START/STOP to start interval recording. The interval recording indicator lights up. To cancel the interval recording•Set INT. REC to OFF in the menu settings. • Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), VCR or MEMORY. To stop the interval recording momentarily and perform normal recording Press START/STOP. You can perform normal recording only once. To cancel \ the normal recording, press START/STOP again. Note on interval recording You cannot do interval recording in memory mode. On recording time There may be a discrepancy in recording time of up to +/– 6 frames fr\ om the selected time. Even if you press INDEX MARK during interval recording You cannot mark an index. 7 6 8 POWER OFF (CHG) CAMERAMEMORY VCR I NTERVALMENU CAMERA SET D ZOOM 16 : 9W I DE STEADYSHOT FRAME REC I NT. REC W I ND RETURN ON [ MENU ] : END
62 Frame by frame recording – Cut recording You can make a recording with a stop-motion animated effect using cut re\ cording. To create this effect, alternately move the subject a little and make a cut\ recording. We recommend that you use a tripod, and operate the camcorder using the Rem\ ote Commander after step 6. (1 ) Press MENU to display the menu in standby mode. ( 2 ) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial. ( 3 ) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select FRAME REC, then press the dial. ( 4 ) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ON, then press the dial. ( 5 ) Press MENU to erase the menu display. The FRAME REC indicator lights up. ( 6 ) Press START/STOP to start cut recording. The camcorder makes a recording\ for about six frames, and returns to recording standby. ( 7 ) Move the subject, and repeat step 6. To cancel the cut recording•Set FRAME REC to OFF in the menu settings. • Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), VCR, or MEMORY. Notes on cut recording •The last recorded cut is longer than other cuts. • The proper remaining tape time is not indicated if you use this function\ continuously. • You cannot mark an index during cut recording. 16,7 5 POWER OFF (CHG) CAMERAMEMORY VCR FRAME REC CAMERA SET D ZOOM 16 : 9W I DE STEADYSHOT FRAME REC I NT. REC W I ND [ MENU ] : END CAMERA SET D ZOOM 16 : 9W I DE STEADYSHOT FRAME REC I NT. REC W I ND RETURN OFF ON [ MENU ] : END CAMERA SET D ZOOM 16 : 9W I DE STEADYSHOT FRAME REC I NT. REC W I ND RETURN ON [ MENU ] : END 2-4 MENU MENU
63 Advanced Recording Operations Superimposing the date and time on a picture You can superimpose the date/time indication directly on the picture, be\ sides the date/ time display as data code. (1 ) Press MENU to display the menu in standby mode. ( 2 ) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial. ( 3 ) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select DATE REC, then press the dial. ( 4 ) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ON, then press the dial. ( 5 ) Press MENU to erase the menu display. The date/time indicator displayed on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder\ . To cancel superimposing the date/time indicationSelect OFF in step 4, then press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Note You cannot erase the recorded date/time data on the picture. Before usin\ g this function, make sure that you set the date and time correctly. 1,5 OTHERS WORLD T I ME BEEP COMMANDER D I SPLAY DATE REC REC LAMP COLOR BAR HRS METER [ MENU ] : END OTHERS WORLD T I ME BEEP COMMANDER D I SPLAY DATE REC REC LAMP COLOR BAR HRS METER RETURN OFF ON [ MENU ] : END OTHERS WORLD T I ME BEEP COMMANDER D I SPLAY DATE REC REC LAMP COLOR BAR HRS METER RETURN ON [ MENU ] : END 2-4MENU
64 Marking an Index If you mark an index at the scene you want to search for, you can easily\ search for the scene later (p. 65). In recording mode [a]: Press INDEX MARK. The “INDEX MARK” indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the vie\ wfinder for seven seconds and the index is marked after the indicator disappears. In standby mode [ b]: Press INDEX MARK. The “INDEX STBY” indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the vie\ wfinder. And when you press START/STOP to start recording, the “INDEX STBY” ind\ icator changes to “INDEX MARK” and after the indicator disappears, the index mark\ ing is complete. The camcorder starts index-marking at the 11th frame from the recording \ start point. An index signal will be recorded on cassette memory about 0.3 sec, and o\ n a tape about five seconds. You can mark an index in VCR mode (p. 83). To cancel index markingPress INDEX MARK again in standby mode. Notes on the index •Index marks are recorded during recording, you cannot mark an index afte\ r recording.• Index signals will be recorded both on the tape and on cassette memory. \ If you use cassettes without cassette memory or the cassette memory is full, the si\ gnals will be recorded only on the tape. • When you record over the recorded tape and mark an index on the tape, we\ recommend that you clear all data in the cassette memory before marking \ an index. STBY INDEX STBY REC INDEX MARKINDEX MARK REC INDEX MARK [a] [b]
65 Advanced Playback Operations — Advanced Playback Operations — Searching for a recording by index – Index search You can automatically search for the point where an index is marked and \ start playback from that point (Index search). Use a tape with cassette memory for convenience. Use the Remote Commander for this operation. Use this function to check where indexes are marked or to edit the tape \ at each sequence where the index is marked. Searching for the index point using cassette memory You can use this function only when playing back a tape with cassette me\ mory (p. 142). ( 1 ) Set the POWER switch to VCR. ( 2 ) Set CM SEARCH in to ON in the menu settings (p. 105). The default setting is ON. ( 3 ) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the index search indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows: INDEX SEARCH t TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t no indicator ( 4 ) Press . or > on the Remote Commander to select the index point for playback. Your camcorder automatically starts playing back at the selected index p\ oint. To stop searchingPress x. 3 4 1POWER OFF (CHG) CAMERAMEMORY VCRSEARCH MODE INDEX SEARCH 1 SEP / 5 / 03 2 SEP / 6 / 03 3 DEC / 24 / 03 4 JAN / 1 / 04 5 FEB / 11 / 04 6 APR / 29 / 04 5: 30PM 8:50AM 10 : 30AM 11 : 25PM 4: 11PM 1: 45PM CH CAM LINE CAM CAM CAM CAM 5: 30PM 8:50AM 10 : 30AM 11 : 25PM 4: 11PM 1: 45PMINDEX SEARCH1 SEP / 5 / 03 2 SEP / 6 / 03 3 DEC / 24 / 03 4 JAN / 1 / 04 5 FEB / 11 / 04 6 APR / 29 / 04 CH CAM LINE CAM CAM CAM CAM
66 Searching for a recording by index – Index search In the mark • The bar in the mark indicates the present point on the tape. • The mark in the indicates the actual point you are trying to search for. If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions The index search function may not work correctly. If you mark an index onto an external input signal “LINE” appears in the CH column. The index of the recording start point when recorded from external audio\ equipment The index mark is not recorded in cassette memory when recorded from ext\ ernal audio equipment. If you want to search for the index point, set CM SEARCH to O\ FF in the menu settings and search for the index point without cassette memory. Searching for the index point without using cassette memory ( 1 ) Set the POWER switch to VCR. ( 2 ) Set CM SEARCH in to OFF in the menu settings (p. 105). If using a tape without cassette memory, skip this step. ( 3 ) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the index search indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows: INDEX SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t no indicator ( 4 ) Press . on the Remote Commander to search for the previous index point or press > on the Remote Commander to search for the next index point. Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the selected index point\ . Each time you press . or > , your camcorder searches for the previous or next index point. To stop searchingPress x.
67 Advanced Playback Operations Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title – Title search If you use a tape with cassette memory, you can search for the boundarie\ s of recorded tape by title (Title search) (p. 142). Use the Remote Commander for this operation. ( 1 ) Set the POWER switch to VCR. ( 2 ) Set CM SEARCH in to ON in the menu settings (p. 105). The default setting is ON. ( 3 ) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the title search indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows: INDEX SEARCH t TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t no indicator ( 4 ) Press . or > on the Remote Commander to select the title for playback. Your camcorder automatically starts playback of the scene having the tit\ le that you selected. To stop searchingPress x. If you use a tape without cassette memory You cannot superimpose or search for a title. In the mark • The bar in the mark indicates the present point on the tape. • The mark in the indicates the actual point you are trying to search for. If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions The title search function may not work correctly. 3 4 1POWER OFF (CHG) CAMERAMEMORY VCRSEARCH MODE TITLE SEARCH1 SCENE1 2 SCENE2 3 SCENE3 4 SCENE4 5 SCENE5 6 SCENE6 TITLE SEARCH 3 SCENE3 4 SCENE4 5 SCENE5 6 SCENE6 7 SCENE7 8 SCENE8
68 Searching a recording by date – Date search You can automatically search for the point where the recording date chan\ ges and start playback from that point (Date search). Use a tape with cassette memory for convenience. Use the Remote Commander for this operation. Use this function to check where recording dates change or to edit the t\ ape at each recording date. Searching for the date using cassette memory You can use this function only when playing back a tape with cassette me\ mory (p. 142). ( 1 ) Set the POWER switch to VCR. ( 2 ) Set CM SEARCH in to ON in the menu settings (p. 105). The default setting is ON. ( 3 ) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the date search indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows: INDEX SEARCH t TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t no indicator ( 4 ) Press . or > on the Remote Commander to select the date for playback. Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the beginning of the sel\ ected date. To stop searchingPress x. 3 4 1POWER OFF (CHG) CAMERAMEMORY VCRSEARCH MODE DATE SEARCH1 SEP / 5 / 03 2 SEP / 6 / 03 3 DEC / 24 / 03 4 JAN / 1 / 04 5 FEB / 11 / 04 6 APR / 29 / 04 DATE SEARCH1 SEP / 5 / 03 2 SEP / 6 / 03 3 DEC / 24 / 03 4 JAN / 1 / 04 5 FEB / 11 / 04 6 APR / 29 / 04
69 Advanced Playback Operations Searching a recording by date – Date search Note If one day’s recording is less than two minutes, your camcorder may n\ ot accurately find the point where the recording date changes. In the mark • The bar in the mark indicates the present point on the tape. • The mark in the indicates the actual point you are trying to search. If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions The date search function may not work correctly. Searching for the date without using cassette memory ( 1 ) Set the POWER switch to VCR. ( 2 ) Set CM SEARCH in to OFF in the menu settings (p. 105). If using a tape without cassette memory, skip this step. ( 3 ) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the date search indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows: INDEX SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t no indicator ( 4 ) Press . on the Remote Commander to search for the previous date or press > on the Remote Commander to search for the next date. Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the point where the date changes. Each \ time you press . or > , your camcorder searches for the previous or next date. To stop searchingPress x.
70 Searching for a photo – Photo search/ Photo scan You can search for a still picture you have recorded on a tape (photo search). You can also search for still pictures one after another and display eac\ h picture for five seconds automatically regardless of cassette memory (photo scan). Use the Remote Commander for these operations. Use this function to check or edit still pictures. Searching for a photo using cassette memory You can use this function only when playing back a tape with cassette me\ mory (p. 142). ( 1 ) Set the POWER switch to VCR. ( 2 ) Set CM SEARCH in to ON in the menu settings (p. 105). Default setting is ON. ( 3 ) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the photo search indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows: INDEX SEARCH t TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t no indicator ( 4 ) Press . or > on the Remote Commander to select the date for playback. Your camcorder automatically starts playback of the photo having the dat\ e that you selected. To stop searchingPress x. In the mark • The bar in the mark indicates the present point on the tape. • The mark in the indicates the actual point you are trying to search for. If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions The photo search function may not work correctly. 3 4 1POWER OFF (CHG) CAMERAMEMORY VCR PHOTO SEARCH1 SEP / 5 / 03 5 : 30 PM 2 SEP / 6 / 03 8 : 50 AM 3 DEC / 24 / 03 1 0 : 30 AM 4 JAN / 1 / 04 11 : 25 PM 5 FEB / 11 / 04 4 : 11 PM 6 APR / 29 / 04 1 : 45 PM PHOTO SEARCH1 SEP / 5 / 03 5 : 30 PM 2 SEP / 6 / 03 8 : 50 AM 3 DEC / 24 / 03 1 0 : 30 AM 4 JAN / 1 / 04 11 : 25 PM 5 FEB / 11 / 04 4 : 11 PM 6 APR / 29 / 04 1 : 45 PM SEARCH MODE