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6. Clip Operations: Clip Operations on the Thumbnail Screen
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Selecting Clips
To select a clip thumbnail, do one of the following
to move the yellow cursor to the thumbnail that
you want to select.
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Press the
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buttons.
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Turn the MENU knob.
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Press the PREV or NEXT button.
Selecting the First Thumbnail
Press and hold the F REV button, and press the
PREV button.
Selecting the Last Thumbnail
Press and hold the F FWD button, and press the
NEXT button.
Playing Clips Sequentially Starting
from the Selected Clip
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Select the thumbnail of the clip that you
want to play first.
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Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
Playback begins from the start of the
selected clip.
It plays all clips sequentially starting from the
selected clip.
When playback of the last clip finishes, the
camcorder switches to the camera image or
external input state.
Press the THUMBNAIL button to return to the
thumbnail screen.
[Notes]
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Not all clips may be played back sequentially if the
clips on the SxS memory cards were recorded with a
mixture of different recording formats.
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Clips with an playback disabled icon (page 77)
displayed on the thumbnail screen are not played.
The corresponding clips are skipped and sequential
playback continues.
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There may be momentary picture breakup or still
image display at the boundary between clips. During
this time, the play controls and the THUMBNAIL button
cannot be operated.
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When you select a clip in the thumbnail screen and
begin playback, there may be momentary picture
breakup at the start of the clip. To view the start of the
clip without breakup, put the camcorder into playback
mode, pause, use the PREV button to return to the start
of the clip, and start play again.
Pausing Playback
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The PLAY/PAUSE indicator flashes while play is
paused.
Press the button again to return to play mode.
Playing at High Speed
Press the F FWD button (page 8) or the F REV
button (page 7).
To return to normal playback, press the PLAY/
PAUSE button.
Returning to the Start of the
Current Clip
Press the PREV button.
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During playback, this jumps to the start of the
current clip and starts playback.
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During F FWD, this jumps to the start of the
current clip and pauses playback.
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During F REV or pause, this jumps to the start
of the current clip and displays a still image.
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Each subsequent press of the button moves
to the previous clip.
Playing 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.
Jumping to the Start of the Next
Clip
Press the NEXT button.
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During playback, this jumps to the start of the
next clip and starts playback.
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During F FWD, this jumps to the start of
the next clip and pauses playback. During
playback of the last clip, this jumps to the end
of the clip and pauses playback.
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During F REV or pause, this jumps to the start
of the next clip and displays a still image.
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Each subsequent press of the button moves
to the next clip.
Jumping 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.
Adding a Shot Mark during
Playback
You can add shot marks to clips during playback
by using the same method used during
recording (page 47).
[Note]
Shot marks cannot be recorded when the SxS memory
card is write protected.
Stopping Playback
Press the STOP button: Playback stops, and the
camcorder enters E-E mode.
Press the THUMBNAIL button: Playback stops
and the thumbnail screen (page 77)
appears in the viewfinder.
Play also stops if you eject the memory card.
In this case, the camera picture appears in the
viewfinder.
Basic Thumbnail Menu Operations
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.
