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 2 seconds of the recording in

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the viewfinder in black and white.

 

•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 during searching by rewinding or fast forwarding by pressing the PLAY + REW button or PLAY + F FWD button.

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

3-3-1 Checking the Last Two Seconds of the

Recording — Recording Review

If you press the RET button on the lens while recording is paused, the last two seconds of the tape is automatically rewound, and that segment is played back on the viewfinder screen. Use this function to check whether recording went smoothly. If you hold the RET button down longer, at most 10 seconds of the tape is rewound and played back. After playback, the camcorder is ready to start recording again.

By assigning the LENS RET function to the ASSIGN 1 switch, you can use the ASSIGN 1 switch in the same way as the RET button on the lens.

For details, see “4-8-5 Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2 Switches” on page 4-109.

Note

The recording review functions only works if the recording you have made is at least 3 seconds long.

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