Advanced Recording Operations Recording A Still Image On A Tape - Tape Photo Recording - Sony DCR-PC6E Service Manual

Viewing the recording on TV
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/VCR has a 21-pin
connector (EUROCONNECTOR)
– European models only
Use the 21-pin adaptor supplied with your
camcorder.
If your TV has an S video jack
Connect using an S video cable (optional) to
obtain high-quality pictures. 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
or the VCR.
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. 134).
Then press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your
camcorder. To turn off the screen indicators,
press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your
camcorder again.
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Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording
Notes
•During tape photo recording, you cannot
change the mode or setting.
•When recording a still image, do not shake
your camcorder. The image may fluctuate.
•The tape photo recording function does not
work during following operations:
– Fader
– Digital effect
If you record a moving subject with the tape
photo recording function
When you play back the still image on other
equipment, the image may fluctuate.
To use the tape photo recording function
using the Remote Commander
Press PHOTO on the Remote Commander. Your
camcorder records an image on the screen
immediately.
To use the tape photo recording function
during normal CAMERA recording
You cannot check an image on the screen by
pressing PHOTO lightly. Press PHOTO deeper.
The still image is then recorded for about 7
seconds and your camcorder returns to the
standby mode.
To record clear and less fluctuated still images
(DCR-PC9E only)
We recommend that you record on "Memory
Stick"s.
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— Advanced Recording Operations —
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording
You can record a still image. This mode is useful
when you want to print a image using a video
printer (optional).
You can record about 510 images in the SP mode
and about 765 images in the LP mode on a 60-
minute tape.
Besides the operation described here, your
camcorder can record still images on "Memory
Stick"s (p. 159) (DCR-PC9E only).
(1) In the standby mode, keep pressing PHOTO
lightly until a still image appears. The
CAPTURE indicator appears. Recording does
not start yet.
To change the still image, release PHOTO,
select a still image again, and then press and
hold PHOTO lightly.
(2) Press PHOTO deeper.
The still image on the screen is recorded for
about 7 seconds. The sound during those 7
seconds is also recorded.
TV
The still image is displayed on the screen until
the recording is completed.
Recording a still image on a tape
– Tape Photo recording
Self-timer recording
You can record still images on tapes with the self-
timer. You can also use the Remote Commander
for this operation.
(1) In the standby mode, press FN and select
PAGE3.
(2) Press SELFTIMER.
The (self-timer) indicator appears on the
screen.
(3) Press PHOTO firmly.
Self-timer starts counting down from 10 with
a beep sound. In the last 2 seconds of the
countdown, the beep sound gets faster, then
the recording starts automatically.
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To cancel the self-timer recording
Press SELFTIMER so that the
indicator disappears from the screen while your
camcorder is in the standby mode. You cannot
cancel the self-timer recording using the Remote
Commander.
Note
The self-timer recording mode is automatically
cancelled when:
– The self-timer recording is finished.
– The POWER switch is set to OFF (CHARGE) or
VCR (DCR-PC9E)/PLAYER (DCR-PC6E).
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(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
(3)
PHOTO
FN
(self-timer)
1
CAPTURE
2
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