Selecting The Start/Stop Mode - Sony CCD-TRV16 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Camera recording

Selecting the START/STOP mode

Your camcorder has three modes. These modes enable you to take a series of quick
shots resulting in a lively video.
(1) While pressing OPEN, open the LCD panel.
(2) Set START/STOP MODE to the desired mode.
press it again (factory setting).
ANTI GROUND SHOOTING
press down START/STOP so that you can avoid recording unnecessary scenes.
5SEC: When you press START/STOP, the camcorder records for 5 seconds and
then stops automatically.
(3) Turn STANDBY up to STANDBY and press START/STOP.
Recording starts.
If you selected 5SEC, the tape counter disappears and five dots appear. The dots
disappear at a rate of one per second as illustrated below.
2 START/STOP
MODE
5SEC
ANTI
GROUND
SHOOTING
1
To extend the recording time in 5SEC mode
Press START/STOP again before all the dots disappear. Recording continues for about
5 seconds from the moment you press START/STOP.
Notes on START/STOP mode
•If you have turned off the indicators on the LCD screen, the dots do not appear.
•You cannot use the fader function in the 5SEC or ANTI GROUND SHOOTING
mode.
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: Recording starts when you press START/STOP, and stops when you
: The camcorder records only while you
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START/STOP
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STBY
START/STOP
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REC REC
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