Sony DCR-TRV900 Manual

Camera recording

Zooming of more than 12x – digital zoom

• If you set the D ZOOM function to ON in the menu system, you can perform zooming of

more than 12x performed digitally. It is set to OFF at the factory.

• You cannot use the digital zoom when you set PROG. SCAN to ON in the menu system.
• The right side [a] of the power zoom indicator shows the digital zooming zone, and the left

side [b] shows the optical zooming zone. If you set the D ZOOM function to ON, the [a]
zone appears.

Selecting the start/stop mode

Your camcorder has two modes besides normal start/stop mode. These modes enable you to
take a series of quick shots resulting in a lively video.

(1) While pressing OPEN, open the LCD panel.
(2) Set START/STOP MODE to the desired mode.

 : Recording starts when you press START/STOP, and stops when you press it

again (factory setting).

 ANTI GROUND SHOOTING : The camcorder records only while you press down

START/STOP so that you can avoid recording unnecessary scenes.

5SEC : When you press START/STOP, the camcorder records for 5 seconds and

then stops automatically.

(3) Press START/STOP. Recording starts.

If you selected 5SEC, five dots appear on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. The dots
disappear at a rate of one per second as illustrated below. When five seconds elapse and all
the dots disappear, the camcorder switches to Standby mode automatically.

To extend the recording time in 5SEC mode

Press START/STOP again before all the dots disappear. Recording continues for about 5
seconds from the moment you press START/STOP.

Notes on 5SEC recording
• If you have turned off the indicators on the LCD screen, the dots do not appear.
• When selecting “

ANTI GROUND SHOOTING” or “5SEC,” the fader function does not

work.

• When selecting “5SEC,” the time code is not displayed.

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