Sony DSR-250 User Manual

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Recording a picture
Indicators displayed during recording
The indicators are not recorded on the tapes.
[a] Remaining battery capacity indicator
This appears after you turn on the power and wait for a while. When uREMAIN is
set to LI-ION in the menu settings, “Li” is indicated, and when it is set to NI-CD,
“Ni” is indicated.
[b]Cassette memory indicator
This appears when using a tape with cassette memory.
[c] STBY/REC indicator
[d]Time code/User bits
[e] Remaining tape indicator
This appears after you insert a cassette.
[f] Guide frame
[g]DVCAM format/DV format in SP mode indicator
[h]Audio mode indicator
[i] Time indicator
[j] ND filter indicator
The most suitable mode will flash regardless of the current mode. After you select
the appropriate position, it will stop flashing and remain on when the DISPLAY
switch located on the front of the viewfinder is set to ON, or it will disappear when
the DISPLAY switch is set to OFF.
[k] Date indicator
Time code
The time code indicates the recording or playback time, “00:00:00:00” (hours : minutes :
seconds : frames). You cannot rewrite only the time code. You can preset the time code.
The time code can be preset or be reset during recording (p. 105). You can select the
drop frame or non-drop frame system using the menu.
On user bits display
You can display the user bits by setting the DISPLAY SELECT switch to U-BIT (p. 109).
Remaining tape indicator
The indicator may not be displayed accurately depending on the tape.
Note on the date/time indicator
Recording date/time is not displayed during shooting, however, it is automatically
recorded on the tape. You can check the recording date/time during playback by
pressing DATA CODE. When you want to display the date and time during shooting,
set DATE REC to ON in the menu settings. However, once you record with the date and
time, you cannot erase them.
00:00:00:01
12:05:56PM
32K
DVCAM
45min
Li
REC
ND1
[a] [b]
[c]
[k]
[j]
[i]
[g]
[h]
[e]
[f]
[d]
JUL  4 2001