How full is the card?

[tobliss]

I'm new to recording on card - been using tape for decades.

ON a tape it tells you on the screen how much time is left. I know the card doesn't know how much time, but surely it knows how many gigs?

I can't find any place on my camcorder which tells me how much I've shot.

Thanks

[blaireau_photo]

Hello tobliss

If you let me know the exact model number of your camcorder, I will take a look and see how the Time/Capacity indicator is switched on and off.

Thanks,

Simon

[tobliss]

It's an HDR PJ740. I've searched the manual, obviously, but you need to know what Sony decided to call this feature to use the index, and nothing obvious comes up.

Many thanks

[blaireau_photo]

Hello again

Looking at the information on page 26 of the manual:

http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4418120112.pdf

When you are filming, does the time remaining information appear when you tap your finger on the middle of the screen? This section of the screen is number '14' in the diagram at the bottom of the page.

Thanks,

Simon

[tobliss]

Ah - that's it - thanks!

Is there any way to have it on the screen all the time? I find that info very cluttered and hard to read, and it goess off after just a second or two.

[blaireau_photo · Accepted solution]

Hello again

As far as I am aware, the only way to see this value is to tap on the middle of the screen. I think that it has been designed like this to prevent it from being a constant distraction during filming.

Thanks,

Simon

[tobliss]

Ok, many thanks Simon. Personally I like to always see how much time I have before running out so I can get ready for a quick swap, but I guess it happens less often on a card then on tapes, and it's only a rough guide anyway, so best to change cards long before you have to when doing long takes like concerts and speeches.

Thanks for your help

Tom