Sony DCRTRV900 Operating Instructions - Page 13
To focus the viewfinder lens, Note on Standby mode, Note on the progressive mode - camera
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Camera recording To focus the viewfinder lens If you cannot see the indicators in the viewfinder clearly, or after someone else has used the camcorder, focus the viewfinder lens. Move the viewfinder lens adjustment lever so that the indicators in the viewfinder come into sharp focus. Basic operations Note on Standby mode If you leave the camcorder in Standby mode for 5 minutes while the cassette is inserted, the camcorder turns off automatically. This prevents wearing down the battery and wearing out the tape. To resume Standby mode, while pressing the small green button on the POWER switch, set it to OFF once, and then to CAMERA. To start recording, press START/STOP. Note on the progressive mode If you modify the images on your personal computer or play the images back as still pictures, we recommend you to set PROG. SCAN to ON in the menu system before shooting. The picture quality may improve in this mode, but if you shoot a moving subject, the image may shake when it is played back. Note on the lock knob When you set the lock knob to the left position, the POWER switch will not be set to MEMORY accidentally. Lock knob Note on Recording mode This camcorder records and plays back in SP (standard play) mode and in LP (long play) mode. Select SP or LP in the menu system. In LP mode, you can record 1.5 times as long as in SP mode. Notes on LP mode • We recommend to use this camcorder to play back a tape recorded on this camcorder. If a tape recorded on other camcorder is played back on this camcorder, or vice versa, mosaicpattern noise may appear. • When you record in SP and LP modes on one tape or you record some scenes in LP mode, the playback picture may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between scenes. • When you record in LP mode, we recommend you to use a Sony Excellence/Master mini DV cassette so that you can get the most out of your camcorder. • You cannot make audio dubbing on a tape recorded in LP mode. Use the SP mode for the tape to be audio dubbed. Notes on the time code • The time code indicates the recording or playback time, "0:00:00" (hours : minutes : seconds) in CAMERA mode and "0:00:00:00" (hours : minutes : seconds : frames) in VTR mode. • Be sure not to make a blank portion when recording, because the time code will start from "0:00:00:00" again. • This camcorder uses the drop frame mode. 13