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Recording pictures from a VCR (Continued) 3 Connect your VCR as a player to your camcorder. When an i.LINK cable is connected, the format of the input signal ( or ) will be indicated on the LCD screen of your camcorder (This indicator may appear on the screen of the playback device but it will not be recorded). 4 Insert a cassette into the VCR. 5 Set your camcorder to recording pause. While pressing X (PAUSE), press both z REC (record) buttons simultaneously. 6 Start playing the cassette on your VCR. The picture played on the VCR appears on the LCD screen of your camcorder. 7 Press X (PAUSE) again at the point you want to start recording. 8 Press x (STOP) to stop recording. 98 b Notes • You cannot record TV programs from the HDV/DV interface (i.LINK). • User bits are not recorded when dubbing from a DVCAM (DV) device via an i.LINK cable. • You can record pictures from DV devices only in the DVCAM (DV) format. • Note the following when connecting with an i.LINK cable: - The recorded picture becomes rough when a picture is paused on your camcorder while recording to a VCR. - You cannot record the picture and sound separately. - If you pause or stop the recording and restart it, the picture may not be recorded smoothly. • If video signals inputted to your camcorder via the HDV/DV jack experience the phenomenon of jittering (variation in frequency), that jittering is transmitted to the video signals outputted from the COMPONENT OUT jack and A/V OUT jack. When you monitor a movie on a TV connected to your camcorder via the COMPONENT OUT jack or A/V OUT jack, images may be distorted or not be displayed. Jittering will not affect recording of the movie on a tape with your camcorder but may affect recording of the movie with another VCR connected to your camcorder via the COMPONENT OUT jack or A/V OUT jack. z Tips • When a 4:3 video signal is input, it appears with black bands on the right and left sides on the screen of your camcorder. Recording still images Be sure to insert a "Memory Stick Duo" for recording in your camcorder beforehand, and assign [PHOTO] to any of ASSIGN buttons (p. 43). 1 Perform steps 1 to 4 in "Recording movies."

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3
Connect your VCR as a player to
your camcorder.
When an i.LINK cable is connected, the
format of the input signal (
or
) will be
indicated on the LCD screen of your
camcorder (This indicator may appear
on the screen of the playback device but
it will not be recorded).
4
Insert a cassette into the VCR.
5
Set your camcorder to recording
pause.
While pressing
X
(PAUSE), press both
z
REC (record) buttons
simultaneously.
6
Start playing the cassette on your
VCR.
The picture played on the VCR appears
on the LCD screen of your camcorder.
7
Press
X
(PAUSE) again at the
point you want to start recording.
8
Press
x
(STOP) to stop
recording.
b
Notes
•
You cannot record TV programs from the
HDV/DV interface (i.LINK).
•
User bits are not recorded when dubbing from a
DVCAM (DV) device via an i.LINK cable.
•
You can record pictures from DV devices only
in the DVCAM (DV) format.
•
Note the following when connecting with an
i.LINK cable:
–
The recorded picture becomes rough when a
picture is paused on your camcorder while
recording to a VCR.
–
You cannot record the picture and sound
separately.
–
If you pause or stop the recording and restart
it, the picture may not be recorded smoothly.
•
If video signals inputted to your camcorder via
the
HDV/DV jack experience the
phenomenon of jittering (variation in
frequency), that jittering is transmitted to the
video signals outputted from the COMPONENT
OUT jack and A/V OUT jack. When you
monitor a movie on a TV connected to your
camcorder via the COMPONENT OUT jack or
A/V OUT jack, images may be distorted or not
be displayed. Jittering will not affect recording
of the movie on a tape with your camcorder but
may affect recording of the movie with another
VCR connected to your camcorder via the
COMPONENT OUT jack or A/V OUT jack.
z
Tips
•
When a 4:3 video signal is input, it appears with
black bands on the right and left sides on the
screen of your camcorder.
Be sure to insert a “Memory Stick Duo” for
recording in your camcorder beforehand,
and assign [PHOTO] to any of ASSIGN
buttons (p. 43).
1
Perform steps 1 to 4 in
“Recording movies.”
Recording still images
Recording pictures from a VCR (Continued)