EN
17
FEATURE:
Date/Time/Character Insert
PURPOSE:
To display the date and time in the
viewfinder or on a connected colour
monitor, as well as to record them
manually or automatically.
OPERATION:
1)
Turn the Select Dial to any
position except AUTO LOCK.
2)
Choose a display mode by
pressing
DATE/TIME
repeatedly
while in Record-Standby to cycle
through the modes as shown in the
illustration to the left.
n
You should have already
performed the Date/Time Setting
procedure (
Z
pg. 7). If you
haven’t, do so first.
NOTES:
DISPLAY
●
The selected display can be
recorded.
●
If you don’t want to record the
display, select the Date-off mode
before shooting.
●
If you want to delete the display
during shooting, press
DATE/TIME
.
●
To recall the display, engage the
Record-Standby mode and press
DATE/TIME
repeatedly until the
desired display appears.
AUTO DATE RECORD
●
Your camcorder automatically
records the date for about 5
seconds after recording is initiated
in the following situations:
•
After changing the date.
•
After loading a cassette.
•
After Auto Date Record mode is
selected by pressing
DATE/TIME
.
In this mode, the date is replaced
after 5 seconds with “AUTO DATE”
but this is not recorded.
●
Setting the Select Dial to AUTO
LOCK always engages the Auto
Date Record mode, and disables
all other modes.
Auto Date
Record mode
Date-off mode
(No display)
Date display
Time display
Date/Time display
The characters you have set using
Character Generator (
Z
pg. 22)
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Date display
Time display
Date/Time display
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Auto date record mode
Auto date record
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AUTO DATE
Auto Date Record mode
DATE/TIME
Select Dial
Display
