Sony DCR-TRV730 Operating Instructions - Page 28

Playing back a tape To display the screen indicators - Display function Press DISPLAY on your camcorder or the Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder. The indicators appear on the screen. To make the indicators disappear, press DISPLAY again. DISPLAY Using the data code function Your camcorder automatically records not only images on the tape but also the recording data (date/time or various settings when recorded) (Data code). Use the Remote Commander for this operation. Press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander in the playback mode. The display changes as follows: date/time t various settings (SteadyShot, exposure AUTO/MANUAL, white balance, gain, shutter speed, aperture value) t no indicator Date/time 40min 0:00:23:01 JUL 4 2001 12:05:56 AM [a] SteadyShot off indicator [b] Exposure mode indicator [c] White balance indicator [d] Gain indicator [e] Shutter speed indicator [f] Aperture value Various settings 40min 0:00:23:01 [a] [b] AUTO [c] 60 AWB F1.6 9dB [d] [e] [f] Not to display various settings Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings (p. 78). The display changes as follows: date/time t no indicator Note on the data code function The data code function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. Recording data 28 Recording data is your camcorder's information when you have recorded. In the recording mode, the recording data will not be displayed.