Sony 510P User Manual

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8-2 Saving and Loading Scene Files
8-2 Saving and Loading  
Scene Files
You can save various settings for shooting a particular 
scene as a scene file. Loading the scene file, you can 
quickly recreate setup conditions suitable for the scene. 
You can save up to five scene files in the camcorder 
memory and up to 100 scene files in a “Memory Stick”.
You can also load data from the “Memory Stick” into the 
camcorder memory.
Data that can be saved in a scene file
You can save the following data in a scene file:
• Values adjusted using the PAINT menu
For details of the PAINT menu, refer to the Maintenance 
Manual.
• Shutter speed settings made in the standard mode and 
ECS mode
• The white balance data included in a scene file depends 
on the SCENE WHITE DATA setting on the 
REFERENCE page of the FILE menu.
8-2-1 Saving a Scene File
Proceed as follows to save a scene file in the camcorder 
memory or the “Memory Stick”.
To save a scene file in the “Memory Stick”, insert the 
“Memory Stick” before starting the operation.
1
In the TOP menu, select the FILE menu.
2
Turn the MENU knob until the SCENE FILE page 
appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page. 
Alternatively, select “SCENE FILE” on the 
CONTENTS page to display the SCENE FILE page.
If you want to set a file ID for the data to be saved
Set the file ID before going to step 3.
For details on setting the file ID, see “Setting the file 
ID” on page 143.
3
Turn the MENU knob to move the 
b mark to “SCENE 
STORE”, and press the MENU knob.
The SCENE STORE page appears.
4
Select the desired file number.
When no “Memory Stick” has been inserted
Turn the MENU knob to move the 
b mark to the 
desired file number, and press the MENU knob.
When the save is completed, the SCENE FILE page 
appears again.
When you select a file number where data has 
already been saved
The message “OVERWRITE OK? YES 
b NO” 
appears. In this case, the 
b mark is placed on the left 
of “NO”.
• To stop overwriting, press the MENU knob.
• To overwrite, move the 
b mark to “YES” and press 
the MENU knob.
When a “Memory Stick” has been inserted
You can use up to 20 pages, from P01 to P20, to save 
scene files in the “Memory Stick”. Each page can hold 
up to 5 files.
1
Turn the MENU knob until the page which 
contains the desired file number appears, then press 
the MENU knob.
  04  SCENE FILE
 s1   :STANDARD
 s2   :STANDARD
 s3   :STANDARD
 s4   :STANDARD
 s5   :STANDARD
 sSTANDARD
 SCENE RECALL    :   EXEC
 SCENE STORE     :   EXEC
 F.ID:
TOP
 F04  SCENE FILE
 s1   :STANDARD
 s2   :STANDARD
 s3   :STANDARD
 s4   :STANDARD
 s5   :STANDARD
 sSTANDARD
 SCENE RECALL    :   EXEC
 SCENE STORE     :   EXEC
 F.ID:
TOP
?P00 SCENE STORE
 DISPLAY MODE    :    ALL
 
 MEM-01:STANDARD
 MEM-02:STANDARD
 MEM-03:STANDARD
 MEM-04:STANDARD
 MEM-05:STANDARD
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