Sony PXW-X500, Manual

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To pause play
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The PLAY/PAUSE indicator flashes while play
is paused.
Press the button again to return to play mode.
To play at high speed
Press the F FWD button (see page 18) or the
F REV button (see page 17) .
To return to normal playback, press the PLAY/
PAUSE button.
To stop playback
Press the STOP button: Playback stops, and the
camcorder enters E-E mode.
Press the THUMBNAIL button: Playback stops
and the thumbnail screen (see page 110)
appears in the viewfinder.
Play also stops if you eject the memory card. In
this case, the camera picture appears in the
viewfinder.
To cue up clips
To return to the start of the current clip
Press the PREV button.
• During playback or F FWD, this jumps to the
start of the current clip and starts play.
• During F REV or pause, this jumps to the start
of the current clip and displays a still image.
• Each subsequent press of the button moves to
the previous clip.
To play from the start of the first clip
Simultaneously press the PREV and F REV
buttons. This jumps to the start of the first clip on
the SxS memory card.
To jump to the start of the next clip
Press the NEXT button.
• During playback or F FWD, this jumps to the
start of the next clip and starts play.
• During F REV or pause, this jumps to the start
of the next clip and displays a still image.
• Each subsequent press of the button moves to
the next clip.
To jump to the last clip
Simultaneously press the F FWD and NEXT
buttons. This jumps to the last frame of the last
clip recorded on the SxS memory card.
To add a shot mark during playback
You can add shot marks to clips during playback
by using the same method used during recording
(see page 74) .
Notes
• Shot marks cannot be recorded when the SxS memory
card is write protected.
• Shot marks cannot be added to the first frame of each
clip or the last frame of the last clip.
The Thumbnail menu is used to protect/delete
clips, check properties, add/delete clip flags and
essence marks to frames in a clip, and other tasks.
To display the Thumbnail menu
1
Press the THUMBNAIL button.
The thumbnail screen appears.
2
Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON,
or press the MENU button.
The menu screen appears.
3
Turn the MENU knob to select
[Thumbnail], then press the knob.
You can also press the J or j button to
select [Thumbnail], and press the SET
button.
To hide the Thumbnail menu, press the
THUMBNAIL button again.
To select menu items and sub-items
Do one of the following.
• Turn the MENU knob to select an item or sub-
item, then press the knob.
• Press the arrow buttons (
J
,
j
,
K
,
k
) to
select an item or sub-item, then press the SET
button.
Basic Thumbnail Menu
Operations