3-4 Freezing a Picture During Playback

Pressing the STOP button during playback stops playback and freezes the picture.

The VTR MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu allows you to set the freeze-frame mode where you can view the frozen picture during playback.

Performing the settings required for freezing the picture

1 Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Settings for recording essence marks to the system area” (page 36) to display the VTR MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

?M08VTR MODE

REC TALLY BLINK : ON

REC START BEEP : OFF

LCD DISPLAY HOLD: TIMER

LCD HOLD TIMER : 1H

REC VIDEO RATE : 50M

STBY OFF TIMER : 60MIN

STOP KEY FREEZE : OFF

2 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to STOP KEY FREEZE, then push the MENU knob.

M08VTR MODE

REC TALLY BLINK : ON

REC START BEEP : OFF

LCD DISPLAY HOLD: TIMER

LCD HOLD TIMER : 1H

REC VIDEO RATE : 50M

STBY OFF TIMER : 60MIN

STOP KEY FREEZE : OFF

The b mark on the left of STOP KEY FREEZE changes to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

3 Turn the MENU knob clockwise or counterclockwise until the desired freeze mode appears.

The freeze mode changes in the following sequence: OFF y FRAME y FIELD

Setting

Contents

OFF

Deactivates the freeze function.

 

 

FRAME

Freezes pictures in frame mode. This

 

mode is effective for freezing pictures of

 

objects that are not moving.

 

 

FIELD

Freezes pictures in field mode. This

 

mode is effective for freezing moving

 

pictures.

 

 

4 Push the MENU knob.

The ? mark on the left of the setting returns to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of STOP KEY FREEZE returns to an b mark.

5 To end menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.

Viewing frozen pictures

1 Push the PLAY button to start playback.

2 Push the STOP button at the instant when you want to freeze the picture.

The tape stops running and the picture is frozen. The time code is displayed in the counter display and the PLAY indicator flashes (one flash/second).

Changing to another mode

To cancel the freeze-frame mode for viewing the frozen picture and change to another mode, proceed as follows:

To restart playback: Push the PLAY button.

To view the pictures shot by the camcorder: Push the STOP button.

To rewind the tape: Push the REW button.

To fast forward the tape: Push the F FWD button.

To eject the tape: Push the EJECT button.

Notes

•In the freeze-frame mode, you cannot start recording pictures on the tape. To start recording the shot pictures again, push the STOP button to finish playback and then push the VTR START button.

•When changing to the recording pause mode from the freeze-frame mode by using the end-search function or positioning function for continuous recording, push the STOP button first, and then push the RET button.

When remotely controlling the camcorder from an RM-B150/B750 remote control unit (not supplied)

You can perform the same operation from an RM-B150/ B750.

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