3-3 Checking the Recording

—Playback

By pressing the PLAY button, you can review any length of recording in the viewfinder in black and white. There are two other ways to review the recording.

•Recording review: You can view the last 3 seconds of the recording in

the viewfinder in black and white.

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•Color playback: You can see the recording in color on a color video monitor without the need for any external adaptor.

You may also view the picture by pressing the PLAY + REW button or PLAY + F FWD button during searching by rewinding or fast forwarding.

See Section 2-3 “Audio Functions” (page 2-5) for information about the switches and controls used to select the audio output signal and to adjust the audio level.

Note

When a tape recorded in a different format is played back, a warning message appears in the display window during playback.

Example: When the format of the recorded tape is 59.94I and the format of the camcorder is set to 23.98 PsF, the message “59 - - 23” appears.

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