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DATE/TIME
Select Dial
Date display
Time display
Date/Time display
Auto Date Record mode
Date-off mode (No display)
Date display
DEC 25.98
Time display
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Date/Time display
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Display
Auto Date Record mode
AUTO DATE
Auto date record mode
DEC 25.98
Auto date record
executed
RECORDING
FEATURE:
Date/Time Insert
PURPOSE:
To display the date and time in the
viewfinder or on a connected color
monitor, as well as to record them
manually or automatically.
OPERATION:
1) Turn the Select Dial to any
position except AUTO LOCK.
2) Choose a display mode by
pressing DATE/TIME repeatedly
while in Record-Standby to cycle
through the modes as shown in the
illustration at left.
NOTES:
DISPLAY
The selected display can be
recorded.
If you don't want to record the
display, select the Date-off mode
before shooting.
If you want to delete the display
during shooting, press DATE/TIME.
To recall the display, engage the
Record-Standby mode and press
DATE/TIME repeatedly until the
desired display appears.
AUTO DATE RECORD
Your camcorder automatically
records the date for about 5
seconds after recording is initiated
in the following situations:
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•
In this mode, the date is replaced
after 5 seconds with "AUTO DATE"
but this is not recorded.
Setting the Select Dial to AUTO
LOCK always engages the Auto
Date Record mode, and disables
all other modes.
Basic Features (cont.)
You should have already
performed the Date/Time Setting
procedure (
pg. 11). If you
haven't, do so first.
After changing the date.
After loading a cassette.
After Auto Date Record mode is
selected by pressing DATE/TIME.