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SELECT

RECORDING AdvancedFeatures(cont.)

Date/Time Character Insert

PROGRAM AE select dial

SET

Disp.

Date display

 

 

Time display

 

 

Date/Time display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

-off mode

 

 

 

 

Auto Date Record

 

 

 

 

(No indication)

 

 

 

 

mode

The characters you have set using Character Generator

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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Example of stored characters

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JVC GR-SZ5000 Date/Time Character Insert, Select Display, Choose Display Mode, Press Select repeatedly until Disp. appears

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