Sony DCR-TRV900 - Manual (Page 35)

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Advanced operations
Shooting with all the pixels – PROG. SCAN
When modifying the digital images on your personal computer, set PROG. SCAN to ON
before shooting. You can record the images on a mini DV tape frame by frame with higher
resolution.
Since the image taken in progressive mode does not go out of focus even in a pause, it is
especially useful when you analyze high-speed actions such as sport scenes.
(1) Press MENU to display the menu in Standby mode.
(2) Turn the control dial to select
, then press the dial.
(3) Turn the control dial to select PROG. SCAN, then press the dial.
(4) Turn the control dial to select ON, then press the dial.
(5) Press MENU to erase the menu display. The PROG. SCAN indicator lights up.
To return to normal mode
Select OFF in step 4, then press the control dial.
Note on the progressive mode
The normal TV broadcast divides the screen into two finer fields and displays them in turns
every 1/60 of a second. Thus, the actual image displayed in an instant covers only half of the
apparent image area. Displaying the whole image simultaneously on a full screen is called
displaying with all the pixels. In this mode the picture is clearer than one in normal mode,
but moving objects appear jerky since the picture is read/output every about 1/15 second.
The setting at the factory
This camcorder is originally programed to record still/moving pictures on a mini DV tape in
the normal TV format (Interlace format).
When shooting under fluorescent light
When shooting in the progressive mode under fluorescent light or light bulb, a rare
phenomenon may happen in which the screen lights up brightly (Flicker phenomenon). This
is not a malfunction. If you want to stop this phenomenon, set PROG. SCAN to OFF in the
menu system.
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