18 EN VIDEO RECORDING
Basic Recording | Tape Remaining Time |
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Approximate tape remaining |
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NOTE: | 62 min | ||
time appears on the display. | |||
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Before continuing, perform the procedures listed |
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below: | camcorder is calculating the |
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● Power ( pg. 12) | remaining time. When the |
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● Loading A Cassette ( pg. 17) | remaining time reaches 2 minutes, the indication | ||
Power Zoom Lever | starts blinking. |
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● The time required to calculate and display the | |||
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| remaining tape length, and the accuracy of the | ||
| calculation, may vary according to the type of tape | ||
POWER/CHARGE Lamp | used. |
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LCD Monitor And Viewfinder |
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Power Switch
Recording Start/Stop Button
1 Remove the lens cap. ( pg. 12)
2 Open the LCD monitor fully.
3 Set the Power Switch to “REC” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
●The POWER/CHARGE lamp lights and the camcorder enters the
●To record in LP (Long Play) mode, pg. 24.
4 To start recording, press the Recording Start/ Stop Button. “T REC” appears on the display while recording is in progress.
5 To stop recording, press the Recording Start/ Stop Button again. The camcorder
Approximate recording time
Tape | Recording mode | ||
SP | LP | ||
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30 min. | 30 min. | 45 min. | |
60 min. | 60 min. | 90 min. | |
80 min. | 80 min. | 120 min. | |
While using the LCD monitor:
Make sure the viewfinder is pushed back in. Pull on the end 
of the LCD monitor and open the LCD monitor fully. It can rotate 270° (90° downward, 180° upward).
180˚
90˚
While using the viewfinder:
Make sure the LCD monitor is closed and locked. Pull out the viewfinder fully.
NOTES:
●The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD monitor and the viewfinder. When the viewfinder is pulled out while the LCD monitor is opened, you can select which one to use. Set “PRIORITY” to the desired mode in SYSTEM Menu. ( pg. 23, 25)
●Coloured bright spots may appear all over the LCD monitor or the viewfinder. However, this is not a malfunction. ( pg. 37)
NOTES:
●If the
5 minutes and no operation is performed
(“T PAUSE” indicator may not appear), the camcorder’s power shuts off automatically. To turn the camcorder on again, push back and pull out the viewfinder again or close and
●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. 20).
●To turn the melody sounds off, pg. 23, 25.