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Basic Shooting
Making your First Recording
Please make these preparations before shooting. ■ Have you connected a power source?
(Battery Pack or AC Power Adapter)
BATTERY
■ Did you set power switch to CAMERA position?
CAMERA
■Have you inserted a cassette? (see page 22)
■Open the LCD monitor and make sure that STANDBY is displayed in the OSD. (if the red tab of the cassette is closed, STANDBY will not be displayed)
■Did you open the LENS CAP?
■Make sure the image you want to shoot appears in the LCD monitor.
■Make sure the battery level indicates that there is enough remaining power for shooting. (see page 21)
■We recommend that beginners, who are using the camcorder for the first time, switch the EASY mode on.
a.To start shooting, press the red START/STOP button.
Shooting starts and REC should be displayed on the LCD.
REC 
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