Other Functions

On-Screen Displays

The camcorder keeps a data code containing the date and time and other camera data (shutter speed, exposure, etc.) registered at the time of recording. You can select the data to be displayed.

Turning the On-Screen Displays On/Off

Repeatedly press DISP. to turn the on- screen displays on/off in the following sequence:

,

•All displays on

•All displays off1

•All displays on

•Data code2 only

•All displays off

•All displays on (including the histogram3)

•Regular displays only

•All displays off

1However, the level marker, the disc type icon

and the and icons will still appear on the screen.

2Data code: Time, date and camera data at the time of recording. The contents to be displayed can be selected as explained in the following section.

3Histogram display: For still images you can display the complete camera data registered at the time of recording. For details on how to read the histogram display, refer to the following section.

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Selecting the Data Code

You can select the data code to be displayed when playing back movies.

Options

 Default value

[ DATE], [ TIME]

Displays the date or time when the scene or still image was recorded.

[ DATE & TIME]

Displays both the date and time of the recording.

[ CAMERA DATA]

Displays the aperture (f-stop) and shutter speed used when recording the image.

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( 25)

FUNC.

MENU

Advanced

 

DISPLAY SETUP

 

 

 

DATA CODE

Functions

FUNC.

Desired option

 

Reading the Histogram Display

When viewing still images you can display the histogram and the icons of all the functions used at the time of recording. Use the histogram as a reference to verify the correct exposure of the still image.

The area to the right of the histogram represents highlights and the left side represents shadows. A still image whose