Freezing A Picture During Playback - Sony MSW-970 Operation Manual

3-6 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 "Settings for recording essence
marks to the system area" (page 38) to display the
VTR MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
?M08 VTR MODE
REC TALLY BLINK :
REC START BEEP
LCD DISPLAY HOLD:
LCD HOLD TIMER
REC VIDEO RATE
STBY OFF TIMER
STOP KEY FREEZE :
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the
KEY FREEZE, then push the MENU knob.
M08 VTR MODE
REC TALLY BLINK :
REC START BEEP
LCD DISPLAY HOLD:
LCD HOLD TIMER
REC VIDEO RATE
STBY OFF TIMER
STOP KEY FREEZE :
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.
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Freezing a Picture During Playback

ON
: OFF
TIMER
: 1H
: 50M
: 60MIN
OFF
b
mark to STOP
ON
: OFF
TIMER
: 1H
: 50M
: 60MIN
OFF
4
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
5
To end menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF.
Viewing frozen pictures
1
Push the PLAY button to start playback.
2
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).
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 view the pictures shot by the camcorder: Push the
STOP button.
To rewind the tape: Push the REW button.
To fast forward the tape: Push the F FWD button.
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 and 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, and then push the RET button.
When remotely controlling the camcorder from
an RM-B150/B750 remote control unit (not
supplied)
You can perform the same operation from an RM-B150/
B750.
mark.