Recording from Other Video Devices

You can record images from a VCR or TV connected through the S-terminal or AV terminal (analog line-in), as well as images from other digital camcorders connected through the DV terminal onto the memory card as still images.

•The data code of the still image will reflect the date and time it has been recorded onto the memory card.

•The image size of a still image recorded from analog or digital devices onto a memory card will be 640 ⋅ 480.

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Commercially available DV cable

Preparations

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TAPE (VCR)

1.Connect the camcorder to the other device.

•S-video/AV terminal: See “Connections for Playback on a TV Screen”

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•DV terminal: See “Dubbing to/from a Tape with Digital Video Equipment”

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2.Prepare the other device.

3.Load a memory into the camcorder.

4.Turn the camcorder’s POWER switch to PLAY (VCR) and move the TAPE/CARD switch to TAPE.

•There is no need to load a cassette if you only record still images onto a memory card. If a cassette is inserted, make sure the cassette is in stop mode.

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