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Chapter 4 Shooting
user-specified prefix cannot be changed after
recording.)
The four-digit number at the end of clip names is
generated automatically, counting up in order as
clips are recorded.
When the camcorder is in standby (STBY) mode,
you can play all or part of the most recently
recorded clip (see page 75).
1 Insert the SxS memory card to play (see
page 69).
2 Press the PREV button (see page 21) or
the F REV button (see page 21) to cue
up the clip to play.
3 Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The PLAY/PAUSE indicator lights, and the
playback picture appears in the viewfinder.
To pause the playback
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The PLAY/PAUSE indicator flashes during
pause.
Press the button again to return to playback mode.
To play at high speed
Press the F FWD button (see page 21) or the
F REV button (see page 21).
To return to normal playback, press the PLAY/
PAUSE button.
To switch between memory cards
When two memory cards are loaded, press the
SLOT SELECT button (see page 25) to select the
active slot.
It is not possible to switch between memory cards
during playback.
To end playback
Press the STOP button: Playback stops, and the
camcorder enters E-E mode.
Press the THUMBNAIL button: Playback
stops, and a thumbnail screen (see page 91)
appears in the viewfinder.
Playback also stops and the timecode screen
appears in the viewfinder when you start
recording during playback, and when you eject an
SxS memory card.
To display the camera picture during play
(Live & Play function)
Live & Play is a function that allows you to
display the camera picture (live video) on the
viewfinder screen during play.
This allows you to frame the next scene or adjust
the focus and exposure while checking the
camera picture (live video) on the viewfinder
screen. To frame the next scene, you can use this
function together with the Freeze Mix function
(see page 84).
The Live & Play function is enabled when the
camcorder is set up as follows.
To use the Live & Play function, set
OPERATION >Output >Live&Play in the setup
menu to [On].
Notes
• The Live & Play function cannot be turned on and off
during playback or during thumbnail display.
• The Live & Play function cannot be used in Frame
Rec, Interval Rec, and Slow & Quick Motion modes,
and when the Slow Shutter function is enabled.
• To use the Live & Play function together with the
Freeze Mix function, start by operating while viewing
the LCD monitor (with the DISP SEL/EXPAND
button pressed to set the display mode other than
STATUS). When the operation finishes and the Freeze
Mix function is activated, the same picture appears on
the viewfinder screen.
• The play picture cannot be switched to the camera
picture when playing a clip that was recorded with a
number of system lines or a system frequency that
differs from the current settings of this camcorder.
• The output from the HD/SD SDI OUT connector and
the VIDEO OUT connector may freeze momentarily
when the output is switched between the play picture
and the camera picture.
Playing Recorded Clips
HD/SD Number of system
lines
System frequency
HD 1080 1920/59.94i
1920/50i
1440/59.94i
1440/50i
720 1280/59.94P
1280/50P
SD – 59.94i
50i
59.94i
50i