Recording Moving Images; Playing Back Still Images; Playing Back Moving Images - Sony MVC-FD87 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Service Manual

Recording moving images

Moving images with audio are recorded in MPEG format.
To record moving images, slide the POWER switch to the right to turn on the power
and insert a floppy disk or a "Memory Stick."
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Set the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to MOVIE.
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2 Select the recording media using the MS/FD selector.
MS: When recording on the "Memory Stick."
FD: When recording on the floppy disk.
3 Press the shutter button fully down.
"REC" appears on the LCD screen, and the image and sound are recorded on
the floppy disk or "Memory Stick."
If you press the shutter button momentarily
The image and sound are recorded for 5 seconds. The recording time can be set
to 10 or 15 seconds with [REC TIME SET] in the menu settings (page 43).
If you hold the shutter button down
The image and sound are recorded while the shutter button is held down for up
to 60 seconds. However, when [IMAGE SIZE] in the menu settings is set to
[320 240], the maximum recording time is 15 seconds (page 46).
Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen, zooming or using the self-timer
See pages 20 to 22.
LCD screen indicators during recording
Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen.
These indicators are not recorded. See page 87 for a detailed description of the indicators.

Playing back moving images

Access lamp
2
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1 Set the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to PLAY.
The last recorded image (still or moving) appears on the LCD screen.
Select the playback media using the MS/FD selector.
2
MS: When playing back images in the "Memory Stick."
FD: When playing back images in the floppy disk.
Press v on the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD
3
screen.
Select the desired moving image with the
4
control button.
Moving images are displayed one size smaller
than still images.
v V b B
Press / / / on the control button to select
"b B"
/ on the LCD screen, then press
"b
: To display the preceding image.
B" : To display the next image.
Select the B (playback) button on the
5
LCD screen with v / V / b / B on the control
button, then press the center z
The moving image and sound are played back.
During playback, B (playback) changes to
(pause).
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3 – 5
Control button
"b/B"
120min 6/8
160
b B
/ .
INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP
SELECT FILE BACK/NEXT
B (playback)/
X (pause) button
.
120min 6/8
160
0:05
X
INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP
SELECT OK
Playback bar
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Playing back still images

1
1 Set the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to PLAY.
The last recorded image (still or moving) appears on the LCD screen.
Select the playback media using the MS/FD selector.
2
MS: When playing back images in the "Memory Stick."
FD: When playing back images in the floppy disk.
Press v on the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD
3
screen.
4 Select the desired still image with the
control button.
v V b B
Press / / /
B" on the LCD screen, then press
"b : To display the preceding image.
B" : To display the next image.
When the menu bar is not displayed
You can directly select and play back the image with
Notes
• You might not be able to correctly play back images recorded with this camera on other equipment.
• You may not be able to play back images whose image sizes are larger than the maximum
image size that can be used with this camera for recording.
LCD screen indicators during still image playback
Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen.
See page 88 for a detailed description of the indicators.
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To pause playback
Select X (pause) on the LCD screen with
the center z .
When the menu bar is not displayed
You can directly select the image with
image and sound by pressing the center
playback, playback is paused.
Adjusting the volume
Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume.
LCD screen indicators during moving image playback
Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen.
See page 88 for a detailed description of the indicators.
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Access lamp
3, 4
2
Control button
"b/B"
120min
"b
on the control button to select /
b / B .
INDEX
SELECT
b / B on the control button.
v / V / b / B on the control button, then press
b / B on the control button, and play back the
z
. When you press the center
B Playback
6/8
640
DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP
FILE BACK/NEXT
z
during