Checking The Recording - End Search - Sony DCR-TRV140E Service Manual

DCR-TRV140E
Recording a picture
Using the Colour Slow Shutter
(DCR-TRV140E only)
The Colour Slow Shutter enables you to record
colour images in a dark place.
(1) Slide NIGHTSHOT to OFF in CAMERA
mode.
(2) Press COLOUR SLOW SHUTTER.
and "COLOUR SLOW SHUTTER"
indicators flash on the screen.
To cancel the Colour Slow Shutter, press
COLOUR SLOW SHUTTER again.
Using the NightShot Light
The picture will be clearer with the NightShot
Light on. To enable the NightShot Light, set
N.S.LIGHT to ON in the menu settings (p. 137).
Notes
•Do not use the NightShot function in bright
places (ex. outdoors in the daytime). This may
cause your camcorder to malfunction.
•Colour Slow Shutter cannot be used in places of
absolute (0 lux) darkness.
•When you keep NIGHTSHOT setting to ON in
normal recording, the picture may be recorded
in incorrect or unnatural colours.
•If focusing is difficult with the autofocus mode
when using the NightShot function, focus
manually.
Recording a picture
Superimposing the date and
time on pictures (CCD-TRV107E/
TRV108E/TRV208E/TRV408E only)
You can record the date and/or time displayed
on the screen superimposed on the picture.
Carry out the following operations in CAMERA
mode.
Press DATE to record the date.
Press TIME to record the time.
Press DATE (or TIME), then press TIME (or
DATE) to record the date and time.
Press DATE and/or TIME again. The date and/
or time indicator disappears.
DATE
When you purchase your camcorder, the clock
setting is set to off. Set the date and time to your
local time before using (p. 25).
Note
The date and time indicators recorded manually
cannot be deleted.
If you do not record the date and time in the
picture
Record the date and time in the black screen as
the background for about 10 seconds, then erase
the date and time indicators before starting
actual recording.
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Recording a picture
While using the NightShot function, you
cannot use the following functions:
– Exposure
– PROGRAM AE
While using the Super NightShot function or
the Colour Slow Shutter function, you cannot
use the following functions
(DCR-TRV140E only):
– Fader
– Digital effect
– Exposure
– PROGRAM AE
Shutter speed in the Super NightShot or the
Colour Slow Shutter function (DCR-TRV140E
only)
The shutter speed will be automatically changed
depending on the brightness of the background.
The motion of the picture will be slow.
NightShot Light
NightShot Light rays are infrared and so are
invisible. The maximum shooting distance using
the NightShot Light is about 3 m (10 feet).
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Checking the
recording
– END SEARCH
You can use this button to record a picture from
the last recorded scene successively.
You can go to the end of the recorded section
after you record.
Press END SEARCH in CAMERA mode.
The last 5 seconds of the recorded section are
played back and returns to the standby mode.
You can monitor the sound from the speaker.
Notes
•If you start recording after using the end search
function, occasionally, the transition between
the last scene you recorded and the next scene
may not be smooth.
•Once you eject the cassette after you have
recorded on the tape, the end search function
does not work.
If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded
portions (DCR-TRV140E only)
The end search function may not work correctly.
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