Playing back tapes with digital effects

During playback, you can process a scene using the following digital effect functions: STILL, FLASH, LUMI. and TRAIL.

(1) In the playback mode, press MENU to display the menu settings.

(2) Turn SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select D EFFECT in , then press the dial.

(3) Turn SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired digital effect mode, then press the dial.

The bars appear on the screen.

In the STILL or LUMI. mode, the picture is captured and is stored in memory as a still image at the time you press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

(4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the effect. For details of each digital effect function, see page 48.

MENU

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MANUAL SET D EFFECT OFF

ST ILL

FLASH

LUMI.

TRAIL

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MANUAL SET

 

D EFFECT

LUMI. I I I I I I I I • • • • • • • •

[MENU] : END

[MENU] : END

To cancel the digital effect

Set D EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings.

Notes

•Digital effect functions work only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system.

•You cannot process externally input scenes using digital effect functions.

•You cannot record images on a tape on your camcorder when you have processed the image using digital effect functions. However, you can record images on a “Memory Stick” (except DCR-TRV240) (p. 135, 142), or on a VCR using your camcorder as a player.

Pictures processed by digital effect functions

Pictures processed by digital effect functions are not output through the DV IN/OUT jack.

When you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) or stop playing back

The digital effect function is automatically canceled.

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