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Advanced Techniques
Note: This is displayed only when the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch is set to VIDEO.
OFF: The information on tape remaining, time counter, etc. is not displayed.
Note: The battery remaining power level is displayed when you use a battery pack as a power supply.
DATE
Use this item to set the date ("Setting the Date and Time", p.21).
DATE MODE
Use this item to select the display mode of the set time and date ("Date Recording", p.36).
Date Search
The date search function memorizes the start and end positions of recordings you made on a specific day so you
can easily locate those positions later as long as the cassette is left in the camcorder.
Note: Be sure that the date and time are set.
1. Attach a power source and slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
2. Press the CAM MENU button and specify SEARCH for the menu item on DISPLAY. See "Camera Menu
Features" on page 40 for how to set this option.
3. Press the CAM MENU button. SEARCH appears in place of the time counter.
4. Press the rewind
button to search for the start position from which you last made a recording or the fast
forward
button to recording end position.
5. When the required position is located, the camcorder enters the stop mode and "SEARCH" disappears from
the LCD monitor.
Note: If you have ejected the cassette, this function will not operate with that cassette. (When a cassette is
inserted and the recording is started, the position is identified as the recording start position on that day.)
Note: When the cassette was recorded by another camcorder, the date search function does not operate.
Note: The date search function is released when you press the stop
Note: If the recorded time is less than 30 seconds, the date search function may not operate normally.
Using Fade
Use the fade feature to add a professional touch to your recordings. Use the FADE button to select one of the
three fade options.
White fade: Fades in from a white screen or fades out to a white screen.
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button during date search mode.
appears in the upper left corner of
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