Recording a picture

Notes on digital zoom

Digital zoom allows you to set values up to 20⋅ or 120⋅ .

The picture quality deteriorates as you push ZOOM down toward the “T” side.

When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY (DCR-IP7BT only)

You cannot use the digital zoom.

The indicators displayed in recording mode

The indicators are not recorded on the tape.

Remaining battery time indicator

Micro Cassette Memory indicator

STBY/REC indicator

40min REC 0:00:01 Tape counter indicator 45min

Remaining tape indicator

This appears soon after you insert a cassette.

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FN button

 

 

 

Select this button to display the operation buttons on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen.

Time indicator

The time is displayed about 5 seconds after the power is turned on.

Date indicator

The date is displayed about 5 seconds after the power is turned on.

Remaining battery time indicator

The remaining battery time indicator roughly indicates the recording time. The indicator may not be correct, depending on the conditions under which you are recording. When you close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes about 1 minute for the correct remaining battery time in minutes to be displayed.

Tape counter

The tape counter can be reset using COUNT RESET on the PAGE3 screen via the FN screen.

Remaining tape indicator

The indicator may not be displayed accurately depending on the tape.

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