Sony 530P User Manual

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3-2 Recording
3-2-2 Deleting Clips
With this camcorder you can delete clips one at a time, in 
sequence from the last recorded clip, or you can delete all 
clips in a single operation.
To delete the last recorded clip
Proceed as follows.
1
Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/
OFF switch from OFF to ON.
The TOP menu appears.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the 
b mark to 
“MAINTENANCE”, and press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has 
been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the menu 
appears. If the menu has been used before, the last 
accessed page appears.
3
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU 
knob to move the 
b mark to “DISC”, and press the 
MENU knob.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob 
until the DISC page appears, then press the MENU 
knob to select the page.
4
Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the 
b mark 
to “DELETE LAST CLIP”, and press the MENU knob 
again.
The message “EXECUTE OK?  YES 
b NO” appears.
5
Turn the MENU knob to move the 
b mark to “YES”, 
and press the MENU knob again.
The last recorded clip is deleted.
6
By repeating steps 4 and 5, you can delete a number of 
clips in sequence from the last recorded clip.
To delete all clips within the disc
Proceed as follows.
1
On the DISC page (see the previous item), move the 
mark to “DELETE ALL CLIPS”, and press the MENU 
knob.
The message “EXECUTE OK?  YES 
b NO” appears.
2
To execute deleting, turn the MENU knob to move the 
b mark to “YES”, and press the MENU knob.
This deletes all clips within the disc.
3-2-3 Recording Essence Marks
Shot marks and other essence marks can be recorded on the 
disc.
Recording essence marks for scenes containing important 
images and sounds enables quick access to the marked 
points. This increases editing efficiency. 
Some essence marks are recorded automatically, for 
example when recording starts and when the flash 
operates. Others are recorded manually.
To specify essence marks to be recorded on the 
disc
Proceed as follows.
1
Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/
OFF switch from OFF to ON.
The TOP menu appears.
 M19 DISC             TOP
 DELETE LAST CLIP:   EXEC
 DELETE ALL CLIPS:   EXEC
 QUICK FORMAT    :   EXEC
Clips can be deleted in the sequence 3 
t 2 t 1.
Clip 1
Clip 2
Clip 3
MENU knob
MENU ON/OFF 
switch