Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder TRV940, TRV950 Operating Instructions

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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.
About date/time and various settingsYour camcorder automatically records not only images on the tape but also the
recording data (date/time or various settings when recorded) (data code).
1Set the POWER switch to VCR, then play back a tape.
2Press 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
[a]Tape counter
[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
DATA CODEDISPLAY
Date/timeVarious settings
[g]
[b]
[d]
[e][f]
[c]
[a]
      60 AWB
F1.8 9dB      AUTOJUL   4  2002
12:05:56  AM
50min0:00:23:0140min0:00:23:01 
						

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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
Various settings
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.
Data code
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. 
						

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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 tapePress M in the stop mode. To resume normal playback, press N.
To rewind the tapePress m in the stop mode. To resume normal playback, press N.
To change the playback directionPress  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.
To monitor high-speed pictures while advancing or rewinding
the tape (skip scan)
Keep pressing m while rewinding or M while advancing the tape. To resume
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  , then press y on the Remote Commander. To resume normal
playback, press N.
To view pictures at double speedPress ×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-framePress 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.
To search the last scene recorded (END SEARCH)Press FN, then press END SCH in the stop mode. The last five-second recorded portion
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In the various playback modes
•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.
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.
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.
Playing back a tape 
						

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Playback – Basics
Connect your camcorder to your TV with the A/V connecting cable supplied with your
camcorder to watch playback picture on the TV screen. You can operate the video
control buttons in the same way as when you monitor playback pictures on the screen.
When monitoring playback pictures on the TV screen, we recommend that you power
your camcorder from a wall outlet using the AC power adaptor (p. 19). Refer to the
operating instructions of your TV.
Open the jack cover. Connect your camcorder to the TV with the A/V connecting cable
supplied with your camcorder. Then, set the TV/VCR selector on the TV to VCR.
If your TV is already connected to a VCR
Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR by using the A/V connecting
cable supplied with your camcorder. Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE.
If your TV or VCR is a monaural type
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video input jack and the
white or the red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or the TV. If you connect the
white plug, the sound is L (left) signal. If you connect the red plug, the sound is R
(right) signal.
If your TV has an S video jack
Pictures can be reproduced more faithfully by using an S video cable (optional). With
this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V
connecting cable. Connect the S video cable (optional) to the S video jacks on both your
camcorder and the TV.
This connection produces higher quality DV format pictures.
To display the screen indicators on TV
Set DISPLAY to V-OUT/LCD in the menu settings (p. 217).
Then, press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder. To turn the screen
indicators off, press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder again.
Viewing the recording on TV
TVS VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO
S VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO IN
: Signal flow
YellowWhite
Red
A/V connecting cable (supplied) 
						

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You can record still images on a “Memory Stick” in the tape recording or tape recording
standby. You can also record still images on a tape (p. 51).
Before operation
•Insert a “Memory Stick” into your camcorder.
•Set PHOTO REC in 
 to MEMORY in the menu settings (The default setting is
MEMORY).
(1)In the standby, keep pressing PHOTO lightly until a still image appears. The
CAPTURE indicator appears. Recording does not start yet. To change from the
selected still image to another image, release PHOTO once and press it lightly
again.
(2)Press PHOTO deeper.
Recording is complete when the bar scroll indicator disappears.
The image while pressing the button deeply is recorded on the “Memory
Stick.”
Notes
•When recording a still image, do not shake your camcorder. If you do so, the image
may flutter.
•You cannot record still images on a “Memory Stick” during following operations
( The 
 indicator flashes on the screen.):
–Wide mode
–Fader
–Picture effect
–Digital effect
–MEMORY MIX
“Memory Stick”
For details, see page 126 for more information. — Advanced Recording Operations —
Recording still images on a “Memory
Stick” during tape recording
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PHOTO
PHOTO
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CAPTURESFN640
SFN640
[a] : Number of the recorded images[b] : Approximate number of the images that can be recorded on the “Memory Stick”
[a][b] 
						

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Advanced Recording Operations
Image size of still images
Image size is automatically set to 640 × 480.
When you want to record still images in different size, use the Memory Photo recording
(p. 135).
When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA
You cannot select image quality.
The image quality when you set the POWER switch to MEMORY/NETWORK (DCR-
TRV950 only) is used. (The default setting is SUPER FINE).
During and after recording still images on a “Memory Stick”
Your camcorder continues recording on tape.
When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander
Your camcorder immediately records the image that is on the screen when you press
the button.
To record still images on a “Memory Stick” during tape recording
You cannot check an image on the screen by pressing PHOTO lightly. The image when
you press PHOTO will be recorded on the “Memory Stick.”
To record images with higher quality
We recommend that you use the Memory Photo recording (p. 135).
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Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” during tape recording
Recording images with the flash
The flash pops up automatically. The default setting is auto (no indicator). To change
the flash mode, press  (flash) repeatedly until the flash mode indicator appears on the
screen.
Each press of 
 (flash) changes the indicator as follows: t  t  t (no indicator) Auto red-eye reduction: The flash fires before recording to reduce red-eye. Forced flash: The flash fires regardless of the surrounding brightness. No flash: The flash does not fire.
The flash is automatically adjusted to the appropriate brightness. You can also change
FLASH LVL to the desired brightness in the menu settings (p. 208). Try recording
various images to find the most appropriate setting for FLASH LVL.
Notes
•Attaching the lens hood  or a conversion lens (optional) may block the light from the
flash or cause lens shadow to appear.
•You cannot use an external flash (optional) and the built-in flash at the same time.
•
 (auto red-eye reduction) may not produce the desired effect depending on
individual differences, the distance to the subject, the subject not looking at the pre-
recording flash or other conditions.
•A flash effect cannot be obtained easily when you use forced flash in a bright location.
•When recording with the flash, it takes longer to prepare for image capture. This is
because your camcorder starts to charge power for firing after the flash pops up.
Darken the surroundings by covering the lens, and press PHOTO lightly so that your
camcorder starts to charge power after the flash pops up.
•If it is not easy to focus on the subject automatically, for example, when recording in
the dark, use the focal distance information (p. 77) for focusing manually.
When the flashlight does not reach to the subject
The color of the image may change.
If you leave your camcorder for five or more minutes after removing the power
supply
Your camcorder returns to the default setting (auto).
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Advanced Recording Operations
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” during tape recording
You cannot shoot images with the flash during the following operations:
–Tape Recording
–Shutter speed (1/30 or smaller) adjustment
The flash does not fire even if you select auto (no indicator) and 
 (auto red-eye
reduction) during the following operations:
–Spot light
–Shutter speed adjustment
–Sunset & moon of PROGRAM AE
–Landscape of PROGRAM AE
–Exposure
–Flexible Spot Meter
When you use an external flash (optional) which does not have the auto red-eye
reduction
You cannot select the auto red-eye reduction. 
						

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Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” during tape recording
Self-timer recording
You can record still images on a “Memory Stick” with the self-timer. You can also use
the Remote Commander for this operation.
Before operation
•Insert a “Memory Stick” into your camcorder.
•Set PHOTO REC in 
to MEMORY in the menu settings.(The default setting is
MEMORY.)
(1)In the standby, press FN and select PAGE2.
(2)Press SELFTIMER.
The 
 (self-timer) indicator appears on the  screen.
(3)Press PHOTO deeper.
The self-timer starts counting down from 10 with a beep. In the last two
seconds of the countdown, the beep gets faster, then the recording starts
automatically.
To cancel the self-timerPress  SELFTIMER so that the  (self-timer) indicator disappears from the screen while
your camcorder is in the standby. You cannot stop the count down.
Note
The self-timer is automatically canceled when:
–The self-timer is finished.
–The POWER switch is set to OFF (CHG) or VCR.
Self-timer recording
You can operate the self-timer recording only during the recording standby.
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PHOTO
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PHOTO