Video Search Still

The video search function makes it easy to The still function makes it possible to pause
search for a desired scene on the tape. playback.

Searching for a Scene Near the Current During playback, press the STILL button ( ).
Tape Position
1 During playback, press the Forward
REW P L A Y F F S T OP S T I L L
Search (B) (or Reverse Search [C])
button.
• The playback picture fast forwards (or
reverses).
To return to normal playback, press the
STILL button again or press the PLAY
REW P LAY FF STOP ST I L L button (D).

Notes:
• The sound is off during Still mode.
Forward Search button • To protect the tape, the VIEWCAM automatically
returns to normal playback if it is left in Still mode
Reverse Search button for more than 5 minutes.

Basic Operations
• If the still function is used when connected to a
2

Playback
When you find the desired scene, press TV, noise will appear and distort the playback
image.
the PLAY button (D) to return to normal
playback.

Searching for a Scene Far from the

Current Tape Position
1 During fast forward (or rewind), press
and hold down the Forward Search (B)
(or Reverse Search [C]) button.
• The fast forward (or reverse) playback
picture is displayed.
2 If the desired scene is still rather far
from the current tape position, release
the button to return to normal fast
forward (or rewind).
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 above until you
find the desired scene.
4 Press the STOP button (A) and then
the PLAY button (D) to begin normal
playback.

Notes:
• The sound is off during search.
• Some picture noise appears during search. This
is not a malfunction.

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Operations of the On-screen Selecting the Mode/Menu

Controls Screens

Using the Control Buttons You can use the mode screens to select
various functions and the menu screens to
adjust various settings. Follow the procedure
The following buttons on the VIEWCAM can be below to display the mode/menu screen with
used to control the various functions, settings the indicator of the desired function/setting.
and on-screen displays.
1 Hold down the Lock
button and slide the
Power switch to
CAMERA (Camera
mode) or VCR (VCR
mode). Lock button

MENU button 2 Press the MENU button until the desired

DISPLAY button screen appears.
Operation buttons Camera mode

MENU button 5
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Each time you press the MENU button, EFF EFF REW
the mode/menu screen changes from
to in Camera mode and from
to in VCR mode.
COU-
NTER
DISPLAY button
Press the DISPLAY button to turn the
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mode/menu screens and on-screen

WH I T E EXPO
indicators on or off. FOCUS BA L. SURE

Note:
• The warning indicators and some other
indicators cannot be turned off by pressing the T I - RE - SCENE
T L E TURN 1 6 9 MENU
DISPLAY button.

Operation buttons
Press the Operation button corresponding to SET
P I C-
TURE PAGE
the indicator of the desired function displayed
on the screen. VCR mode

REW P L A Y F F S T OP S T I L L

Note:
• The Operation button indicators are normally GAMA COU - SE-
displayed in blue or grey. When a function is E F F . NT E R ARCH
selected, its indicator is displayed in yellow.

3 3
P I C-
SET TURE

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Adjusting the Menu Settings 5 Press the SET button (B) to select the
desired setting.
Follow the procedure below to adjust the • Each time you press the SET button, the
desired menu settings. setting changes.
Example
Camera mode
MENU 1
1 Hold down the Lock button and slide the SET F ADE NORMAL
AUTO
Power switch to CAMERA. REMOT E ON

2 Press the MENU button until

N ORM A L H O L I D AY
appears.
B I R T H D AY

P I C-
SET TURE PAGE 6 Press the DISPLAY button to turn off the
menu screen.

VCR mode
3 Press the PAGE button ( ) to display the
desired menu screen. 1 Hold down the Lock button and slide the
• Each time you press the PAGE button, Power switch to VCR.
the screen changes between MENU 1
and MENU 2. 2 Press the MENU button until
appears.
MENU 1
PAGE F ADE NORMAL MENU
AUTO
REMOT E ON ED I T OF F
DEMO MODE OFF AUTO
L ANGUA GE REMOT E ON

P I C-

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SET TURE PAGE 3 3
P I C-
SET TURE

MENU 2

DAT E / T IME
D I SPLAY
SELECT
OFF
DAT E + T I ME
3 Perform steps 4 to 6 above.
S E T T I NG 2 6 2003
10 30 Notes:
12H / 24H 2 4H
• Certain menu items are common in both Camera
P I C-
and VCR modes.
SET TURE PAGE • The menu screen automatically turns off if no
settings are made within 5 minutes.
4 Press the 쑽 or 쒀 button (C or D) to
select the desired menu item.
Example
MENU 1
SET F ADE NORMAL
AUTO
REMOT E ON
DEMO MODE OFF
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Recording the Date and Time When “AUTO” is selected, the date/time
is displayed and recorded for 10
seconds at the beginning of the first
Follow the procedure shown below to record
recording of each day.
the date and time, or the date only, along with
When “ON” is selected, the date/time is
the subject.
continuously displayed and recorded.
When “OFF” is selected, the date/time is
Note:
neither displayed nor recorded.
• Before performing the procedure below, make
sure that the date and time have been correctly Note: In “AUTO”, if you wish to record the
set (see page 16). date/time a second time that day, repeat the
procedure above and re-select “AUTO”.
1 In Recording Standby mode, press the
MENU button until (MENU 1) 5 Press the 쑽 button to select “SELECT”.
appears.
MENU 2

2 Press the PAGE button ( ) to display SET DATE / T IME

D I SPLAY AUTO
MENU 2. SELECT
S E T T I NG
DATE + T I ME
2 6 2003
10 30
MENU 2 2 4H
12H / 24H
DA T E / T IME
PAGE D I SPLAY OFF
DAT E + T I ME
SELECT
S E T T I NG 2 6 2003 6 Press the SET button (B) to select
10 30
12H / 24H 2 4H “DATE+TIME” or “DATE”.
5
P I C- MENU 2
SET TURE PAGE SET DAT E / T IME
D I SPLAY AUTO
SELECT DAT E + T I ME

3 Press the 쑽 or 쒀 button to select

“DISPLAY”.
When “DATE+TIME” is selected, both the
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MENU 2
SET DA T E / T IME
date and the time are displayed and
D I SPLAY OFF recorded.
SELECT DAT E + T I ME
S E T T I NG 2 6 2003 When “DATE” is selected, only the date
10 30 is displayed and recorded.
12H / 24H 2 4H

7 Press the DISPLAY button to turn off the

4 Press the SET button (B) to select menu screen, and then press the REC
“AUTO”, “ON”, or “OFF”. START/STOP button to begin recording.
MENU 2
SET DA T E / T I ME
D I SPLAY OFF 2 6 2003
SELECT DA T E + T I ME 10 30

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Quick Return Edit Search
When you have been playing back what you The edit search function lets you search,
have recorded, and wish to quickly return to without switching from Camera mode to VCR
recording again from the end of the last mode, for the point on the tape where you wish
recorded scene, use the quick return function. to start recording next.

1 In Recording Standby mode, press the

MENU button until appears.

T I - RE - SCENE
T L E TURN 1 6 9 MENU

Reverse Edit
2 Press the RETURN button (D). Search button
• “QUICK RETURN” flashes, and the tape DISPLAY button
will begin fast forwarding or rewinding to Forward Edit Search button
the end of the last recorded scene.
1 In Recording Standby mode, make sure
RE - that no Operation button indicators are
TURN
displayed on the monitor.
• If they are displayed, turn them off by
QU I CK RE TURN pressing the DISPLAY button.

T I - RE - SCENE
T L E TURN 1 6 9 MENU
2 Press and hold down the Forward Edit
Search button (B) or Reverse Edit
Search button (C).
When the tape reaches the end of the last
recorded scene, the VIEWCAM enters the Forward edit
Recording Standby mode. search

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Notes:
• To cancel the quick return function, press the
RETURN button again in step 2.
• If the cassette has been removed since the last Reverse edit
recording, if no recording has been made since search
the cassette was loaded, or if the power source
has been interrupted, the RETURN button
indicator will not appear and the quick return
function cannot be used.

3 When you find the point where you want

to begin recording, release the button.

Notes:
• The sound is off during search.
• Some picture noise appears during reverse edit
search.
• Forward edit search is performed at the same
speed as normal playback, and reverse edit
search at three times the normal playback
speed.

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Fade In and Fade Out Selecting Fade Mode

The fade function allows you to gradually bring 1 In Recording Standby mode, press the
the image and sound in or out at the beginning MENU button until (MENU 1)
or end of a scene to create a scene transition. appears.
This VIEWCAM features one normal and two MENU 1
animated fade modes. F ADE NORMAL
AUTO
REMOT E ON
Type of Fade Modes DEMO MODE
L ANGUA GE
OFF

NORMAL: The picture fades in from and out to

white. P I C-
SET TURE PAGE
HOLIDAY: The picture fades in from an
animated firework sequence with the title
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”, and fades out to white.
2 Press the 쑽 or 쒀 button (Q) to select
“FADE”, then press the SET button (B)
(W) to select the desired fade mode.
MENU 1
HA PP Y HO L I DA Y S ! HA P
PPP Y HO L I DA Y S !
SET F ADE NORMAL
AUTO
REMOT E ON

N ORM A L H O L I D AY
B I R T H D AY

HA PP Y HO L I DA Y S ! HA PP Y HO L I DA Y S ! 3 Press the DISPLAY button to turn off the

menu screen.
BIRTHDAY: The picture fades in from an Using Fade Mode
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animated birthday cake sequence with the

title “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”, and fades out to 1 In Recording Standby mode, press the
white. FADE button.
• The selected fade mode indicator
appears. (“FADE” is displayed for the
NORMAL fade mode indicator.)
Fade mode indicator
HA PPY B I RT HDAY ! HA PPY B I RT HDAY !

B I RT HDAY

PIC GAMA Q K
HA PPY B I RT HDAY ! HA PPY B I RT HDAY ! EFF EFF REW

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