Freezing A Picture During Playback - Sony HDW-800P Manual

Freezing a picture
during playback
Pressing the STOP button during playback stops
playback and freezes the picture.
The CAM CONFIG 1 page of the
MAINTENANCE menu allows you to set the
freeze-frame mode where you can view the
frozen picture during playback.
Settings for freezing a picture
1
Display the CAM CONFIG 1 page of
the MAINTENANCE menu.
M12 CAM CONFIG 1
REC TALLY BLINK :
REC START BEEP
SUB LCD MODE SEL: TIMER
SUB LCD TIMER
SHOT TIME DISP
VIDEO OUT (F/R) :
STBY OFF TIMER
STOP KEY FREEZE :
EMERGENCY EJECT :
TAPE LED BRIGHT :
2
Turn the MENU knob to select STOP
KEY FREEZE, and press the MENU
knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to select the
desired freeze mode, and press the
MENU knob.
The freeze mode changes in the following
sequence: OFF y FRAME y FIELD
Setting Contents
OFF Deactivates the freeze function.
FRAME Freezes pictures in frame mode. This
mode is effective for freezing pictures
of objects that are not moving.
FIELD Freezes pictures in field mode. This
mode is effective for freezing moving
pictures.
Viewing frozen pictures
1
Press the PLAY button to start
playback.
2
Press the STOP button at the instant
when you want to freeze the picture.
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Freezing a picture during playback

TOP
ON
: OFF
: 1H
: MD:HM
EE
: 60MIN
OFF
OFF
HIGH
The tape stops running and the picture is
frozen.
The timecode is displayed in the counter
display and the PLAY indicator flashes (one
flash/second).
Changing to another mode
To cancel the freeze-frame mode for viewing the
frozen picture and change to another mode,
proceed as follows:
To restart playback: Press the PLAY button.
To search the color picture: Press the F FWD or
REW button.
To view the pictures shot by the camcorder:
Press the STOP button.
To rewind the tape: Press the REW button twice.
To fast forward the tape: Press the F FWD
button twice.
To eject the tape: Press the EJECT button.
Notes
• In the freeze-frame mode, you cannot start recording
pictures on the tape. To start recording the shot
pictures again, press the STOP button to finish
playback, then press the REC START button.
• When changing to the recording pause mode from the
freeze-frame mode by using the End-Search function
or positioning function for continuous recording, press
the STOP button first, then press the RET button on the
lens.
When remotely controlling the camcorder from
an optional RM-B150/B750 Remote Control Unit
You can perform the same operation from an RM-
B150/B750.