Sharp VL-Z5E Easy Camera Recording on Tape in Full Auto Mode, Basic Operations Camera Recording

Basic Operations Camera Recording

Easy Camera Recording on Tape in Full Auto Mode

Available mode:

Tape Camera

4 Press the Start/Stop button to begin recording.

R E C

Operations

•Before you start recording, perform the operations described on pages 6 through 20 to prepare your camcorder for recording.

Media Selection switch

Note:

•Before recording an important scene, please perform the recording test, then playback to check if the scene was recorded properly. If noise occurs, use a commercially available cleaning tape to clean the video heads (see page viii).

Basic

Power switch

Start/Stop button

1 Remove the lens cap.

2 Set the Media Selection switch to V.

3 Hold down the Lock button and set the Power switch to v.

•The picture from the lens now displays and the POWER/CHARGE (RED) indicator lights up green.

•The camcorder is now ready to record (Recording Standby mode).

POWER/CHARGE (RED) indicator

Maximum continuous recording and actual recording times in Tape Camera mode

	Max. continuous		Actual
Battery	recording time		recording time
pack	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD
	closed	open	closed	open
BT-L226	120	105	60	55

Note:

•Using the zoom (see page 23) and other functions or turning the power on and off frequently will increase power consump- tion. This may result in a decrease in the actual recording time compared to the maximum continuous recording time listed above.

A U T O

Lock button

Note:

•If “AUTO” is not displayed at this time, set the camcorder to Full Auto mode

22 (see page 57).