On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 03:53:30 +0000, Tony Morgan wrote:
>In article <3c2b3088.44250521@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>, Neuman -
>Ruether writes

>>>I don't know about the TRV530 but on my TRV30, to store/retain the
>>>date/time code you must use a tape with a cassette memory chip (marked
>>>CM).

>>?????????????
>>Both are imbedded in the tape while recording - and can be recovered at
>>the push of a button during playback, giving you time-code, date of
>>recording, plus info like shutter speed, aperture, etc. (on all Sony
>>Mini-DV models), without needing to use memory-chip tape...

>Sorry, of course you are right. I was getting confused with the Date
>Search function, though on re-examination of the somewhat imprecise and
>vague manual I now see (slightly OT) that you can use the date search
>providing that you change the default value from CM.
>
>I really do wish that Sony would do a better job on their manual, and
>most importantly provide a more complete index at the back. Especially
>as some functions are only available either if using a CM cassette or
>using the remote commander.

I agree. Sony manuals are "the pits". It is not that they
are inaccurate, or even (mostly ;-) not thorough (though
there is some info that is consistently missing from
the manuals for all their camcorders...), or suffering from
laughably bad translations - they are just not
well-organized and indexed, as you point out (one can
remember reading about particular functions, yet not be
able to find their locations in the manuals without thumbing
through much of the (extensive) manuals page-by-page...