Canon 600 Optura Instruction Manual - Page 51

Editing to a VCR

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Editing to a VCR Playback the tape on the camcorder. S-VIDEO OUT INPUT E S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO/ AUDIO OUT REMOTE AUDIO L R Record the scenes you want on the VCR. By connecting the camera to another VCR, you can edit your recordings in order to remove unwanted scenes - or combine different shots to create your own video productions. Preparations 1. Connect the camera to the VCR. • See "Connections for Playback on a TV screen" on p. 19. 2. Prepare the TV and VCR. • Turn on the TV and set it to the video channel, or set the TV/VIDEO selector to VIDEO. • Turn on the VCR, and set its input selector to LINE. Load a blank cassette, and put the VCR in record pause mode. • See your TV and VCR instruction manuals for details. 3. Slide the camera's POWER switch to VCR, and load your recorded cassette. Using the Full Range of Features Basic Recording 1. Find a point on your recorded cassette slightly ahead of the section you want to copy. 2. Start to play it back while you monitor the picture on the TV. 3. Start recording on the VCR as soon as the section you want to copy appears on the screen. 4. Pause the VCR at the end of the section you want to copy, then stop playback on the camera. 5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 until your edited recording is complete. Note: • The quality of the edited tape will be slightly lower than that of the original. 51

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Using the Full
Range of Features
Editing to a VCR
S-VIDEO OUT
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
INPUT
AUDIO
L
R
VIDEO/
AUDIO OUT
REMOTE
1.
Find a point on your recorded cassette slightly ahead of the section
you want to copy.
2.
Start to play it back while you monitor the picture on the TV.
3.
Start recording on the VCR as soon as the section you want to copy
appears on the screen.
4.
Pause the VCR at the end of the section you want to copy, then stop
playback on the camera.
5.
Repeat steps 1 to 4 until your edited recording is complete.
By connecting the camera to another VCR, you can edit your recordings in order
to remove unwanted scenes — or combine different shots to create your own
video productions.
1.
Connect the camera to the VCR.
See “Connections for Playback on a TV screen” on p. 19.
2.
Prepare the TV and VCR.
Turn on the TV and set it to the video channel, or set the TV/VIDEO
selector to VIDEO.
Turn on the VCR, and set its input selector to LINE. Load a blank cassette,
and put the VCR in record pause mode.
See your TV and VCR instruction manuals for details.
3.
Slide the camera’s POWER switch to VCR, and load your recorded
cassette.
Preparations
Basic Recording
Note:
The quality of the edited tape will be slightly lower than that of the original.
Playback the tape on
the camcorder.
Record the scenes
you want on the
VCR.