Sony DSC-P31, Service Manual

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Editing movies
Mode dial setting:
With the Mode dial, you can cut movies, or
delete unnecessary portions of movies. This
is the recommended mode to use when the
“Memory Stick” capacity is insufficient, or
when you attach movies to your e-mail
messages.
The file numbers assigned when
movies are cut
The files saved after a movie cut are
recognized as the latest files and are
assigned new numbers. The original files
are deleted, and the numbers previously
assigned to those files are treated as missing
numbers.
<Example> Cutting a file numbered
MOV00002.MPG
Cutting movies
a
Turn the Mode dial to .
b
Select the image you want to
cut using
b / B .
c
Press the MENU button.
The menu appears.
d
Select “DIVIDE” using B and
press the center z , and select
“OK” using v , then press the
center z .
The playback of the movie starts.
1
2
MOV00002.MPG
MOV00003.MPG
3
MOV00001.MPG
1
2
3 A B
MOV00002.MPG
MOV00004.MPG
1 2 3 B A
MOV00005.MPG
1 3 2
MOV00006.MPG
MOV00004.MPG MOV00007.MPG
A B
1 3
2
MOV00006.MPG
1. Cutting scene A
3. Deleting scene A and B if they are
unnecessary
2. Cutting scene B
4. Only the desired scenes remain
DIVIDE point
DIVIDE
point
DELETE DELETE
Mode dial
Control button
MENU button
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Deciding on a cutting point.
Press the center z at the desired
cutting point.
When you want to adjust the cutting
point, use “
c / C ” (frame forward/
rewind) and adjust the cutting point
using
b / B . If you want to change the
cutting point, select “CANCEL”. The
playback of the movie starts again.
f
When you have decided on a
cutting point, select “OK”
using
v / V , and press the
center z .
g
Select “OK” using v and press
the center z .
The movie is cut.
To cancel cutting
Select “EXIT” in Step
5
. The movie
appears on the screen again.
•
You cannot cut the following files.
–
Clip Motion files
– Multi Burst files
–
Still image files
– Files not long enough to cut
• You cannot restore files once you cut them.
• The original file is deleted when you cut it.
Deleting unnecessary
portions of a movie
a
Cut an unnecessary portion of
a movie (see the previous
page).
b
Display the portion of the
movie you want to delete.
c
Press the MENU button.
The menu appears.
d
Select “DELETE” using b / B
and press the center z .
e
Select “OK” using v and press
the center z .
The movie currently displayed on the
screen is deleted.
OK
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CANCEL
OK
DIVIDING
POINT
EXIT
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