Using The Data Code Function - Sony Handycam DCR-PC3 Operating Instructions Manual

Playing back a tape
To control the display of the screen indicators
Press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote
Commander supplied with your camcorder.
The indicators disappear on the LCD screen.
To make the indicators appear, press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL again.

Using the data code function

Your camcorder automatically records not only images on the tape but also the
recording data (date/time or various settings when recorded) (Data code).
You can only operate with the Remote Commander.
Press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander in the playback mode.
The display changes as follows:
date/time t various settings (SteadyShot, exposure, white balance, gain, shutter
speed, aperture value) t no indicator
Not to display various settings
Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings (p. 76).
The display changes as follows:
date/time t no indicator
Note
The pictures taken on the "Memory Stick" are not recorded with various settings.
Recording data
Recording data is your camcorder's information when you have recorded. In the
recording mode, the recording data will not be displayed.
When you use data code function, bars (-- -- --) appear if:
• A blank section 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 also appears on the TV
screen (p. 30).
28
JUL 4 1999
12:05:56 AM
DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL
AUTO
60 AWB
F1.7 9dB