Album Function
The album function lets you collect desired scenes (both moving and still pictures) and create the equivalent of a photo album, but on video cassette. The pictures can be copied onto the cassette from a digital video movie camera, a digital still camera or a digital VCR for any desired time that you can preset.
Recording unit (this VCR) | Recording unit (this VCR) |
To Change the Recording Time:
After step 1 or 3, press the INDEX L or INDEX K button
Kto change the recording time. You can set any time between “3” and “20” seconds.
Hints:
REC
Indication when the recording time is set to “10”
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Digital still |
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Preparations
≥Connect a digital still camera, a digital video movie camera or another external digital source to the Video Input socket ] and Audio Input sockets ^ on the front panel of this VCR.
≥Display the VCR picture on the TV.
≥Insert a cassette with intact erasure prevention tab.
As soon as the cassette is inserted, the Cassette Number Check starts. Wait a few moments until it is completed. (See page 15.)
Operations |
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1 Press the STILL ALBUM |
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button @ on the remote |
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REC | |
control to put the VCR in the |
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recording pause mode. |
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¡The VCR automatically selects the AV Input (external input) “A3” and then switches over to the recording pause mode. The figure for the preset recording time (seconds) appears on the VCR display. The initial setting is “05” (5 seconds).
2Start playback on the source unit to search for the point from which you want to copy onto this VCR.
3When that point is reached,
press the STILL ALBUM
REC 
button @ on the remote control of this VCR again to
start recording.
The VCR records the picture (and sound) for 5 seconds and then automatically switches over to the recording pause mode.
4Repeat above steps 2 and 3 to record other scenes in succession.
5When you have recorded all desired scenes, press the Stop button 9 to finish recording.
≥If you connect a digital still camera, use a camera equipped with the video output socket. Use the cable supplied with the still camera to connect it. For details, also read the operating instructions of the equipment to be connected.
≥If you leave the VCR in the recording pause mode for more than 5 minutes in step 1 or 3, the VCR automatically switches over to the stop mode to protect the video heads. In this case, press the STILL ALBUM button @ again to put the VCR in the recording pause mode again.
≥If you want to add background music or narration to the scenes recorded with the album function, perform Audio Dubbing as explained on the page 37.
≥Depending on the output system of the digital still camera, the pictures may not be recorded correctly.
≥If you dub still pictures from a conventional analogue video movie camera or VCR, some picture distortion may occur in the recorded picture.
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