Playing back a tape

To display the screen indicators – Display function

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Press DISPLAY on your camcorder or the Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder.

The indicators appear on the LCD screen.

To make the indicators disappear, press DISPLAY again.

DISPLAY

Using the data code function

Your camcorder automatically records not only images on the tape but also the recording data (date/time or various settings when recorded) (Data code). Data code is not displayed during recording. You can only operate with the Remote Commander.

Press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander in the playback mode.

The display changes as follows:

date/time t various settings (SteadyShot, white balance, gain, shutter speed, aperture value) t no indicator

 

 

AUTO

JUL 4 1999

 

60

AWB

12:05:56 AM

 

F1.7

9dB

Not to display various settings

Set DATA CODE to DATE in the MENU settings (p. 72). The display changes as follows:

date/time t no indicator

Note

The pictures taken on the Memory Stick are not recorded with various settings.

Recording data

Recording data is your camcorder’s information when you have recorded. In the recording mode, the recording data will not be displayed.

When you use data code function, bars (-- -- --

) appear if:

•A blank section of the tape is being played back. •The tape is unreadable due to tape damage or noise.

•The tape was recorded by a camcorder without the date and time set.

Data code

The data code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to the TV (p. 28).