3-2-2 Deleting Clips

With this camcorder you can delete clips one at a time, in sequence from the last recorded clip, or you can delete all clips in a single operation.

You can use the THUMBNAIL menu to delete the selected clip or all clips. For details, see “Deleting clips” (page 66).

The message “DELETE OK? YES b NO” appears.

5 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES”, and press the MENU knob again.

The last recorded clip is deleted.

6 By repeating steps 4 and 5, you can delete a number of clips in sequence from the last recorded clip.

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To delete the last recorded clip

Note

If the clip is locked, it cannot be deleted.

Proceed as follows.

1 Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch from OFF to ON.

The TOP menu appears.

2 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “MAINTENANCE”, and press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

3 If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “DISC”, and press the MENU knob.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the DISC page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

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DELETE LAST CLIP: EXEC

DELETE ALL CLIPS: EXEC

QUICK FORMAT

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EXEC

4 Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the b mark to “DELETE LAST CLIP”, and press the MENU knob again.

Clip 1

Clip 2

Clip 3

 

 

 

Clips can be deleted in the sequence 3 t 2 t 1.

To delete all clips within the disc

Note

Carrying out the following procedure deletes all clips that are not locked.

Proceed as follows.

1 On the DISC page (see the previous item), move the b mark to “DELETE ALL CLIPS”, and press the MENU knob.

The message “DELETE OK? YES b NO” appears.

2 To execute deleting, turn the MENU knob to move the

bmark to “YES”, and press the MENU knob. This deletes all clips within the disc.

3-2-3 Recording Essence Marks

Shot marks and other essence marks can be recorded on the disc.

Recording essence marks for scenes containing important images and sounds enables quick access to the marked points. This increases editing efficiency.

Some essence marks are recorded automatically, for example when recording starts and when the flash operates. Others are recorded manually.

To specify essence marks to be recorded on the disc

Proceed as follows.

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