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Features
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Date/Time Character Insert
SET
PROGRAM AE
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. 7). If you haven’t, do so before continuing.
DISPLAY
SELECT MODE
1 Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position
select dial
DISP.
except AUTO LOCK.
SELECT DISPLAY
2 Press SELECT repeatedly until “
DISP.
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Auto Date Record mode 
Date display
Character Generator 
Date/Time display
Auto Date Record mode
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Character Generator
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CHOOSE DISPLAY MODE
3 Press SET while in
NOTES:
●The selected display can be recorded.
●If you don’t want to record the display, select
●If you want to delete the display during shooting, press SET.
●If you want to call back a deleted display, engage the
AUTO DATE RECORD
Your camcorder automatically records the day, month and year 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 day, month and year are 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.
