Date/Time Character Insert, Select Display

SELECT

RECORDING AdvancedFeatures(cont.)

Date/Time Character Insert

PROGRAM AE select dial

SET

Disp.

Date display		Time display	Date/Time display
Date display		Time display	Date/Time display

Date	-off mode		Auto Date Record
Date	-off mode		Auto Date Record
(No indication)			mode

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Date display

Auto Date Record mode

This feature allows you to display date, time and characters in your viewfinder and on a connected colour monitor, record them manually or automatically, and even make your own titles.

NOTE:

You should already have performed the Date/Time Setting procedure (☞ pg. 9). If you haven’t, do so before continuing.

DISPLAY

SELECT MODE

1 Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position except AUTO LOCK.

SELECT DISPLAY

2 Press SELECT repeatedly until “Disp. ” appears.

CHOOSE DISPLAY MODE

3 Press SET while in Record–Standby to cycle through the modes as shown in the illustration at left.

NOTES:

●The selected display can be recorded.

●If you don’t want to record the display, select Date-off mode before shooting.

●If you want to delete the display during shooting, press

SELECT repeatedly until “ Disp. ” appears then press SET.

●To recall the display, press SET again.

AUTO DATE RECORD

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Time display

10:45:56

Date/Time display

Auto Date

Auto date record mode

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Auto date record executed

Characters

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 SET.

In this mode, the date is replaced after 5 seconds with “Auto Date”.

NOTES:

● Setting PROGRAM AE to LOCK always engages this

mode, and disables all other modes.

● In the Auto Date Record mode, if the date changes

while you’re shooting, the date indication is recorded for

about 5 seconds from that point. It is not recorded

during any other recordings made on that day.

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