"Handycam" User Guide
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Demo Mode

Sets playback of the demonstration movie about the functions of the camcorder.
When the camcorder is connected to a wall outlet (wall socket) and no operation is attempted within a certain period with the movie recording mode or the Event View mode set, a demonstration movie starts playing.

  1. [Setup] [General Settings] [Demo Mode].

  1. Select the desired item.
On
The demonstration appears.
You can set the type of demonstration and the interval after which a demonstration begins to play when there has been no operation attempted for the specified period of time.

Off
The demonstration does not appear.

Notes

  • In the default setting, the demonstration movie is in the Event View. If you delete the demonstration movie, you cannot recover it.

  • A movie you have recorded will be registered as the demonstration movie if it satisfies all of the following conditions.

  • The movie is protected.

  • The movie is the one that was recorded first.

  • The movie is saved on the internal recording media.

  • The movie is recorded when the 2D/3D switch is set to 3D, or with high definition image quality (HD).

  • When you operate your camcorder, the demonstration playback will be suspended. (It appears again if no operation is attempted for more than the specified period of time you set in [Demo Mode].)

  • The demonstration movie appears as mirror-image when it is played in mirror mode.

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