Basic Recording
Perform the procedures listed below before continuing.
●Power ( pg. 7)
●Grip Adjustment ( pg. 8)
●Viewfinder Adjustment ( pg. 8)
●Load A Cassette ( pg. 9)
●Recording Mode Setting ( pg. 10)
1 Remove the lens cap.
Open the LCD monitor ( pg. 49, i Monitor Open Button) and set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch 4 to “VIDEO”.
2 Set the Power Switch u to “ ” or “ 
” while pressing down the Lock Button y located on the switch.
Shooting while using the LCD monitor: Open the LCD monitor fully.
Shooting while using the viewfinder: Pull out the viewfinder fully.
•The POWER/CHARGE lamp t lights and the
camcorder enters the
•The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD
monitor and the viewfinder. See “PRIORITY” in the SYSTEM Menu ( pg. 30).
3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button e. “ | ” |
3, 6 appears and the tally lamp 3 lights while |
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recording is in progress. |
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•To Stop Recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button e. The camcorder
To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display
1.Make sure the Power Switch u is set to “ 
” and open the LCD monitor fully, then press the MENU/ VOLUME wheel % in. The Menu Screen appears.
2.Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % to select
“ 
(CAMERA DISPLAY)” and press it.
3.Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % to select
“BRIGHT” and press it. The Menu Screen closes and the bright level indicator t appears on the display.
• To cancel, press the MENU/VOLUME wheel % again so that the bright level indicator t disap- pears.
4.Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % until the bright level indicator t moves and the appropriate
brightness is reached, then press it. The bright level indicator t disappears.
• It is also possible to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder by closing the LCD monitor, pulling out the viewfinder and adjusting as described above.
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OFF (CHARGE)
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Display
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h m ( Nowcalculating )
1 h 3 0 m
1 h 2 9 m
Tape remaining time indicator (Approximate)
0 h 3 m
0 h 2m (Blinking)
0h 1m (Blinking)
0h 0m (Blinking)
NOTES:
●If the
●When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors may occur when editing the tape. To avoid this, refer to
“RECORDING FROM THE MIDDLE OF A TAPE” ( pg. 14).
●To turn the tally lamp 3 or beep sounds off, pg. 30.
●When you use the LCD monitor outdoors in direct sunlight, the LCD monitor may be difficult to see. If this happens, use the viewfinder instead.
●Black spots or bright spots of light (red, green or blue)
may appear constantly on the LCD monitor or the viewfinder ( pg. 42).
●When the Recording Start/Stop button e is pressed, it
may take a few seconds before actual recording starts. “ 
” 3 starts rotating when the camcorder actually starts recording.
●The time required to calculate and display the remaining tape length, and the accuracy of the calculation, may vary according to the type of tape used.
●“TAPE END” appears when the tape reaches its end, and the power goes off automatically if left in this condition for 5 minutes. “TAPE END” also appears when a cassette at its end is loaded.