Playing Clips - Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual
Solid-state memory camcorder
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Also See for PMW-500:
- Operation manual (203 pages) ,
- Operator's manual (35 pages) ,
- Manual (13 pages)
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To hide the thumbnail screen
Press the THUMBNAIL button.
Playing Clips
To select clip thumbnails
Do one of the following to move the yellow
cursor to the clip that you want to select.
• Press an arrow button (J, j, K, k).
• Turn the MENU knob.
• Press the PREV or NEXT button.
To select the first thumbnail
With the F REV button held down, press the
PREV button.
To select the last thumbnail
With the F FWD button held down, press the
NEXT button.
To play clips sequentially starting from a
selected clip
1
Select the thumbnail of the clip that you
want to play first.
2
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
Play begins from the top of the selected clip.
Play continues through all clips after the selected
clip.
When the last clip has been played to the end, the
camcorder enters pause (still image) mode at the
last frame of the last clip.
Press the THUMBNAIL button to return to the
thumbnail screen.
Notes
• There may be momentary picture breakup or still
image display at the transition from one clip to another.
During this time, the playback controls and the
THUMBNAIL button cannot be operated.
• When you select a clip in the thumbnail screen and
begin playback, there may be momentary picture
breakup at the top of the clip. To view the top of the
clip without breakup, put the camcorder into playback
mode, pause, use the PREV button to return to the top
of the clip, and start playback again.
• On S×S memory cards that contain both HD-mode and
SD-mode clips, you cannot play all clips in sequence.
For example, while an HD mode thumbnail screen is
displayed, only HD mode clips are played in sequence.
To pause playback
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The PLAY/PAUSE indicator flashes while
playback is paused.
Press the button again to return to playback mode.
To play at high speed
Press the F FWD button (see page 20) or the
F REV button (see page 19).
To return to normal playback, press the PLAY/
PAUSE button.
To stop playback
Press the STOP button: Playback stops and the
camcorder enters E-E mode.
Press the THUMBNAIL button: Playback stops
and the thumbnail screen (see page 80)
appears in the viewfinder.
Playback also stops if you eject the memory card.
In this case, the camera picture appears in the
viewfinder.
To cue up clips
To return to the top of the current clip
Press the PREV button.
• During playback or F FWD, this jumps to the
top of the current clip and starts playback.
• During F REV or pause, this jumps to the top of
the current clip and displays a still image.
• Each subsequent press of the button moves to
the previous clip.
To play from the top of the first clip
Simultaneously press the PREV and F REV
buttons. This jumps to the top of the first clip on
the S×S memory card.
To jump to the top of the next clip
Press the NEXT button.
• During playback or F FWD, this jumps to the
top of the next clip and starts playback.
• During F REV or pause, this jumps to the top of
the next clip and displays a still image.
• Each subsequent press of the button moves to
the next clip.
To play from the top of the last clip
Simultaneously press the NEXT and F FWD
buttons. This jumps to the top of the last clip on
the S×S memory card.
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