Sony DCM-M1 - Manual (Page 8)

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— Getting Started —
Using this manual
As you read through this manual, the buttons and settings on your camcorder are
shown in capital letters.
For example, “set the POWER switch to CAMERA.”
When you carry out an operation, you will hear a beep to indicate that the operation is
being carried out.
What is a “track”?
A picture or audio recorded in the MiniDisc is called “track.” A track can be of any
length and varies depending on how long you recorded the picture or audio.
•Movie track
The track starts when you press START/STOP to begin recording and ends when you
press START/STOP again to stop recording. (If you have selected the “ANTI
GROUND” recording mode in the menu (p. 93), a track is made while you are
pressing START/STOP.)
•Photo track
A photo makes one track.
•Interview recording (Audio track)
The track starts when you press AUDIO REC to begin audio recording and ends when
you press x to stop recording. If you record photos during audio recording, the track
includes those photos.
•Title track and Drawing track
The title track or drawing track makes an individual track, except when you draw on
a picture.
Each track is automatically assigned a track number. You can label the track yourself.
The tracks are produced on a disc as shown below. On the index display, each track is
indicated by one image regardless of the length or type of the track.
When you edit the picture or audio
Editing the picture and audio is done by tracks. When you move, erase or copy the
picture or audio, the track of the selected picture or audio is moved, erased or copied.
1 track
(Movie) 1 track
(Movie)
1 track
1 track
(Interview recording)
Recording
started
Recording
stopped
Recording
started
Recording
stopped
Photo
recorded
Started
Stopped