Playing Clips - Sony PXW-X500 Operation Manual

Note
You cannot switch between SxS memory cards while the
Essence Mark thumbnail screen is displayed.
c Clip number / total number of clips
d Battery / voltage status
e Playback disabled indicator
f Clip status
Displays the clips status using an icon.
Icon Meaning
GPS icon GPS reception status
S, OK, NG, KP icons Essence mark or clip flag
attached to a clip
Lock icon Clip is locked (protected)
g Thumbnail information
Displays thumbnail information. The displayed
information varies according to the Customize
View setting (see page 100).
h Clip select checkbox
Place a check mark in the checkbox to select a
clip (thumbnail).
i Clip name / title
Displays the name or title of the selected clip.
j Recording video format
k Special recording information
Displays the recording mode if the clip was
recorded using a special recording mode (Slow &
Quick Motion).
For Slow & Quick Motion clips, the [Recording
frame rate/Playback frame rate] are displayed on
the right.
l Clip duration
m Creation date
To hide the thumbnail screen
Press the THUMBNAIL button.

Playing Clips

To select clip thumbnails
Do one of the following to move the yellow
cursor to the thumbnail that you want to select.
• Press the J, j, K, k button.
• Turn the MENU knob.
• Press the PREV or NEXT button.
To select the first thumbnail
Press and hold the F REV button, and press the
PREV button.
To select the last thumbnail
Press and hold the F FWD button, and press the
NEXT button.
To play clips sequentially starting from
the selected clip
1
Select the thumbnail of the clip that you
want to play first.
2
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
Play continues through all clips after the
selected clip.
Sequential playback starts from the selected clip.
After the last clip has been played, the camcorder
enters pause (still image) mode at the last frame
of the last clip.
Press the THUMBNAIL button to return to the
thumbnail screen.
Notes
• Not all clips may be played back sequentially if the
clips on the SxS memory cards were recorded with a
mixture of different recording formats.
• Clips with an unplayable icon (see page 93) displayed
on the thumbnail screen are not played. The
corresponding clips are skipped and sequential
playback continues.
• There may be momentary picture breakup or still
image display at the transition from one clip to another.
During this time, the play controls and the
THUMBNAIL button cannot be operated.
• When you select a clip on the thumbnail screen and
begin playback, there may be momentary picture
breakup at the start of the clip. To view the start of the
clip without breakup, put the camcorder into playback
mode, pause, use the PREV button to return to the start
of the clip, and start play again.
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