Playing back a tape

To display the screen indicators – Display function

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.

DATA CODE

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).

Press DATA CODE on your camcorder or 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, exposure mode) t no indicator

Date/time

 

Various settings

 

 

AUTO

JUL 4 2000

 

60

AWB

12:05:56 AM

 

F1.8

9dB

 

 

 

 

Not to display various settings

Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings (p. 85). The display changes as follows:

date/time y no indicator

SteadyShot OFF indicator Exposure mode indicator White balance indicator Gain indicator

Shutter speed indicator Aperture value

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 the data code function, bars (-- -- --) appear if: •A blank portion 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).

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