RECORDING
Set REC MODE,
1 Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch @ to “ ” or “ ”.
Shooting while using the viewfinder: Make sure the LCD monitor* is closed and locked.
Shooting while using the LCD monitor*: Make sure the LCD monitor* is fully open.
The camcorder enters the
•If you tilt the LCD monitor* upward to 180 degrees, the viewfinder switches back on and the monitored image can be viewed both on the LCD monitor* and in the viewfinder, so the person you shoot can view himself/herself.
2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button !.
Oappears while recording is in progress.
•To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button !. The camcorder
To Adjust The Brightness Of The LCD Monitor*,
rotate the BRIGHT Wheel 1 until the bright level indiator g on the display moves and the appropriate brightness is reached.
*Applicable models only.
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PLAYBACK
1 Load a tape ( pg. 8, “Loading/Unloading A Cassette”).
2 Set the Power Switch @ to “ ”. To start playback, press 4/6 ^.
To stop playback temporarily (Still Playback), press 4/6 ^. To stop playback, press 5$. Press 2
%to rewind, or 3 & to
For VIDEO RECORDING/VIDEO PLAYBACK
•The camcorder shuts off automatically after about
5 minutes in the
“OFF”, then to “ ”, “ ” or “ ”.
•When the Power Switch @ is set to “ ”, “ ” or
“ ” and the LCD monitor* is opened at an angle of 60 degrees or more, the LCD monitor* switches on and the viewfinder switches off automatically to save power.
•The playback picture can be viewed in the
viewfinder (with the LCD monitor* shut), on the LCD monitor* or on a connected TV ( pg. 15, “Connections To A TV/VCR”).
•To remove the indications, pg. 21, DISPLAY or OSD OUTPUT in SYSTEM MENU.
•To control the speaker* volume, slide VOL. 3 towards “+” to turn up, or towards
•If TBC ( pg. 14) is engaged during Still Playback, noise bars will not appear
* Applicable models only.
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