Sony CCD-TR83 - Manual (Page 27)

Shooting Scenery in Several Short Takes
Long, continuous shots of scenery tend to be dull, and have to be edited to make an interesting video.
A'ith the 5SEC. REC (5-second recording) mode, the camcorder records for only 5 seconds and then
iwitches to Standby mode, so that you will automatically take a series of quick shots resulting in a
ively video.
;i) Set REC TIME to 5 SEC.
(2) Turn STANDBY up and press START/STOP. Recording starts. "5SEC. REC" indicator appears in
the viewfinder and changes to five dots.
rhe dots disappear at a rate of one per second. When five seconds elapse and all the dots disappear the
camcorder switches to Standby mode automatically.
REC TIME
NORMAL • • 5 SEC
STBY REC REC
0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:04
5SEC. REC ••••• •
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To Extend the Recording Time
Press START/STOP again before all the dots disappear. Recording continues for 5 seconds from the
moment you press START/STOP.
To Cancel 5-Second Recording
Set REC TIME to NORMAL. If you set the switch while recording, recording continues.
Note on 5-second recording
You cannot use FADER function during 5-second recording.
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