Freezing A Picture During Playback - Sony HDW F900R - CineAlta Camcorder - 1080p Operation Manual

3-5 Freezing a Picture
During Playback
Pressing the STOP button during playback stops playback
and freezes the picture.
The VTR MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu
allows you to set the freeze-frame mode where you can
view the frozen picture during playback.
Performing the settings required for
freezing the picture
1
Follow steps 1 to 4 in "Setting for recording good shot
marks on the LTC-UBIT area on the tape" (page 39)
to display the VTR MODE page of the
MAINTENANCE menu.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the
KEY FREEZE, then push the MENU knob.
b
The mark on the left of STOP KEY FREEZE
changes to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of the
setting changes to a ? mark.
3
Turn the MENU knob clockwise or counterclockwise
until the desired freeze mode appears.
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.
4
5
Viewing frozen pictures
1
2
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: Push the PLAY button.
To search the color picture: Push the F FWD or REW
To view the pictures shot by the camcorder: Push the
b
mark to STOP
To rewind the tape: Push the REW button twice.
To fast forward the tape: Push the F FWD button twice.
To eject the tape: Push the EJECT button.
Notes
• In the freeze-frame mode, you cannot start recording
pictures on the tape. To start recording the shot pictures
again, push the STOP button to finish playback, then
push the VTR 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, push the
STOP button first, then push 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.
Push the MENU knob.
The ? mark on the left of the setting returns to a z
mark, and the z mark on the left of STOP KEY
b
FREEZE returns to an mark.
To end menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF.
Push the PLAY button to start playback.
Push the STOP button at the instant when you want to
freeze the picture.
The tape stops running and the picture is frozen.
The time code is displayed in the counter display and
the PLAY indicator flashes (one flash/second).
buttons.
STOP button.

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