Recording For A Longer Time - Sony Handycam CCD-TRV238E Operation Manual

For TRV270E/285E:
Date/time and camera settings data (p. 36) will
not be displayed during recording.
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60
min
SP
A Remaining battery time
The indicated time may not be correct
depending on the environment of use.
When you opened or closed the LCD panel,
it takes about 1 minute to display the correct
remaining battery time.
B Recording mode (SP or LP)
C Recording status ([STBY] (standby) or
[REC] (recording))
D Tape counter (hour: minute: second)
( TRV238E/438E)
To set the counter to 0:00:00, press
COUNTER RESET (p. 106).
E Recording capacity
For TRV238E/438E:
This appears after you insert a cassette and
record for a while.
For TRV270E/285E:
This appears after a while when you set the
POWER switch to CAMERA and insert a
cassette.
F Hi8 format (
This appears while recording Hi8 format
tapes.
G Time code/Tape counter (hour: minute:
second)/Tape photo recording
( TRV270E/285E)
b Notes
• Before changing the battery pack, slide the POWER
switch up to (CHG) OFF.
• In the default setting, if you do not operate the
camcorder for more than about 5 minutes, the power
will automatically turn off to preserve battery power
([A.SHUT OFF], p. 58). To restart recording, slide
the POWER switch down to select CAMERA, and
then press REC START/STOP.
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Recording
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REC 0:00:00
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TRV238E/438E)
z Tips
• You can also use REC START/STOP on LCD frame
to record moving pictures. It is useful when you
record from a low-angle or record by yourself in the
mirror mode.
• To press REC START/STOP on LCD frame,
support the LCD panel with your hand.
• To ensure smooth transition on a tape from the last
recorded scene to the next, note the following.
– Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be
recorded continuously without a break even when
you turn the power off.)
– Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on
the same tape.
– Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP
mode.
• For TRV270E/285E:
The recording time, date, and the camera settings
data are recorded automatically on the tape without
being displayed on the screen. You can view this
information during playback by selecting [DATA
CODE] on the screen (p. 58).

Recording for a longer time

To record for a longer time
In the (TAPE SET) menu, select [REC
MODE], then [LP] (p. 53).
In the LP mode, you can record longer than
when recording in the SP mode (2 times longer
for TRV238E/438E
TRV270E/285E).
A tape recorded in the LP mode should be
played back only on this camcorder.
,
1.5 times longer for