Sony CCD-FX620 - Manual (Page 18)

Fade-in and Fade-out Using the Tape Counter
You can fade in or fade out to give your recording a professional appearance. When fadirtg in. the picture will
gradually appear from black or mosaic. The sound will also gradually increase. When lading out. the picture
will gradually lade to black or mosaic. The sound will also decrease.
When Fading in [a]
(1) During the camcorder is m Standby mode, press FADER The FADER indicator starts flashing.
(21 Press START/STOP to start recording. The FADER indicator stops flashing.
When Fading out [b]
(Ч During recording, press FADER. The FADER indicator si
recording. The FADER indicator stops flashing. s Hashing. (2) Press START-STOP to stop
During recording or playback, the tape counter indicates the elapsed recording or playback time.
Referring to the Amount of Elapsed Time and a Particular Point
Press COUNTER RESET at the beginning of the tape. The counter m the viewfinder displays "0:00:00‘. The
counter shows the elapsed time so that you can refer to the amount of elapsed time You can also use the
counter as an index to find a particular point
Returning to a Pre-registered Position
You can easily go back to the desired point on a tape after playback.
11) During playback, press COUNTER RESET at the point you later want to locale. The counter shows
0 OO'OO" (21 Press I when you want to stop olayback. |3) Press ZERO MEM to stop rewinding at the
counter's zero point. The "ZERO MEM" indicator flashes in the display window. (4) Press The tape stops
automatically when the counter reaches approximately zero.
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To Cancel the Fade*in/out Fur>ction
Before pressing STAPT/STOP. press FADER once or twice until you have neither the FADER nor M.FADER
indicator in the viewfinder.
Notes on the tape counter
• Something must be recorded on the tape m order for the tape counter to function. Tape counter does not
work on a blank tape.
• There may be a discrepancy of several seconds from the actual time.
Note« on ZERO MEM
• The ZERO MEM mode is cancelled automatically once the tape is rewound or sent forward to the point you
pre-registered.
• Be sure to press ZERO MEM after stopping the tape. It does not function during recording or playing back.
• When you press ZERO MEM, the counter’s zero point is memorized.
Using this function in Reverse
You can locale a desired position after rewinding with this function. Press COUNTER RESET at the point
where you want to locale later. Press Press Z when you want to slop rewinding. Press ZERO MEM.
Press The tape automatically stops near the zero point you first set.
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