Sony 500WSPL Camcorder User Manual


 
82 Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
Viewfinder Basic Menu
Basic menu page 6
Setting the recording time in seconds
Move the cursor to DUR TIME, then press the MENU
dial.
A value of seconds appears.
If you turn the MENU dial when “59” is displayed, the
number under “MM” increased by one.
Basic menu page 7
To set the cassette name/number
Note
When using a cassette without cassette memory, you
cannot set the cassette name or number.
1 Load a cassette.
2 Press the MENU switch to move the cursor to
CHG REEL NO., then press the MENU dial.
The cursor () changes to the text entry arrow ()
and the current cassette name/number is displayed.
(“NO TAPE” is displayed if you neglected to load
a cassette.)
MARKER : ON
m
DUR TIME:
MM:SS
00:00
Item Settings
MARKER
Sets marker display ON/OFF.
ON (normal value), OFF
Markers are displayed
when this setting is ON
and is not displayed
when it is OFF.
When the setting is ON,
go to advanced menu
page 4 to select the type
of marker
(see page 89)
.
DUR TIME
Sets the recording time.
Setting the recording time before
shooting helps you with making
scenes of equal duration.
When shooting with displaying
the recording time of the current
cut in the viewfinder (with the
REC TIME switch set to DUR),
the recording time indication
flashes to remind you that the
recording time has passed.
00:00 to 59:59 (minute :
second)
See “Setting the
recording time in
seconds”.
MARKER : OFF
m
DUR TIME:
MM:SS
00:25
m
MARK/CUE: MARK
CHG REEL NO.
(YES
m
PUSH)
Item
Settings
MARK/CUE
Selects Mark mode
or Cue mode
MARK (normal value), CUE
See “ClipLink Shooting” (page 68).
CHG REEL NO.
Sets the cassette
name/number
See “To set the cassette name/
number” below.
MARK/CUE: MARK
m
CHG REEL NO.
(YES
m
PUSH)
MARK/CUE: MARK
CHG REEL NO.
µ
(ABC )
Current cassette
name/number