Canon Vistura Vistura Instruction Manual - Page 36

Searching the Tape (Photo Search/Date Search) P OFF VCR POWER E SEARCH SELECT Using the Full Range of Features This allows you to move quickly through still pictures recorded anywhere on a tape (photo search) or between different days or areas of recording (date search). • You can only use this function from the wireless controller. 1. Press down and slide the POWER switch to VCR. • Press the SEARCH SELECT button to choose between photo/date search. • PHOTO SEARCH or DATE SEARCH is shown in the display for a few seconds. 2. Press the - and + buttons to move backwards or forwards through the still pictures or between different days of recording. • Press once to move to the start of the previous/next still picture or day on the tape. • You can press more than once to move to the corresponding still picture or day (up to a maximum of 10 times), e.g. press the + button 5 times to move forward 5 still pictures or days. • PHOTO SEARCH/DATE SEARCH appears in the middle of the display alongside the - or +/ " or ^ mark and number search through. The recoding mode is also shown (SP/LP). Notes: • Press the 3 (stop) to end your search. • If you begin a search very close to the start of a recorded still picture during photo search, the camera may skip straight past it. • When you have set the area for the World Clock, date search also looks for the change in date based on the adjusted time. • A date/area cannot be identified if the total recording time on that day/area was less than one minute. • Date search playback may start just before or after the beginning of the located section. • If the data code is not displayed correctly you will not be able to operate the date search correctly. 37