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Date/Time Character Insert
F1 buttonF2 button
This feature allows you to display date, time and characters
in your viewfinder and on a connected color monitor,
F1
record them manually or automatically, and even make
SEL
your own titles.
F2
NOTE:
You should already have performed the Date/Time Setting
Function SEL. button
procedure (Z pg. 10). If you havenOt, do so before continuing.
DISPLAY
SELECT DISPLAY
Press Function SEL. until ODISP.� appears to the right
1of F2.
CHOOSE DISPLAY MODE
Press F2 while in Record�Standby to cycle through
2the modes as shown in the illustration at left.
F1TITLE DISP.F2
NOTES:
cThe selected display can be recorded.
cIf you donOt want to record the display, select Date-off mode
before shooting.
cIf you want to delete the display during shooting, press F2.
Date displayAuto Date Record mode cIf you want to call back a deleted display, engage the Record�
Standby mode and then select the desired display mode using F2.
Character GeneratorDate/Time display
AUTO DATE RECORD
Date-off mode On-screen displayYour camcorder automatically records the month, day
and year for about 5 seconds after recording is initiated
in the following situations:
Date displayAuto Date Record mode
YAfter changing the date.
YAfter loading a cassette.
YAfter Auto Date Record mode is selected by pressing
F2. In this mode, the month, day and year are replaced
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after 5 seconds with OAUTO DATE�.
Auto date
Auto date
record moderecord executed
NOTES:
Date/Time displayCharacter Generator
cSetting PROGRAM AE to LOCK always engages this mode, and
disables all other modes.
cIn the Auto Date Record mode, if the date changes while youOre
shooting, the date indication is recorded for about 5 seconds
DEC 25.96 PM 10:50SET CHARIN PARIS, FRANCEfrom that point. It is not recorded during any other recordings
No Characters
Example of
made on that day.
stored
stored characters
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
CONNECT CAMCORDER TO
MONITOR
Connect the camcorder to a monitor as instructed in
1OBASIC CONNECTIONS� (Z pg. 29).
NOTES:
DISPLAY VIEWFINDER
cIn the On-Screen Display mode, the date is
INDICATIONS
displayed and recorded.
cThe on-screen display is not available duringPress F2 until the indications appear on the
recording.2connected monitor. |
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