Recording Mode
Recording Mode
About Recording
When recording pictures on a tape, set the Mode
Dial to Tape Recording Mode [ 
].
When recording still pictures on a card, set the
Mode Dial to Card Recording Mode [ 
]
When recording with the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch (21) set to [AUTO], the Movie Camera automatically adjusts the focus and white balance. In some cases, they cannot be adjusted automatically and need to be adjusted manually.
(21)
AUTO
FOCUS MANUAL
≥Before turning on the power, remove the
Lens Cap. If the Lens Cap is still attached when the power is turned on, Automatic White Balance Adjustment
function correctly.
≥When the Recording Pause Mode continues for more than 6 minutes, the power is turned off automatically for tape protection and power conservation. (If the AC Adaptor is used, the power is turned off only when the tape is inserted in Tape Recording Mode.) When the tape is inserted in Tape Recording Mode and if the Recording Pause Mode continues for more than 6 minutes, the power is turned off automatically.
To resume recording from this condition, turn off, then turn on the power again.
≥When the Movie Camera is connected to a personal computer with a USB Cable, Standby mode is not available.
ªRecording Yourself
By opening the LCD Monitor and rotating it frontward (to the lens side), you can let the subject in front of the Movie Camera monitor the shot while recording is in progress.
≥When the LCD Monitor is opened, the Viewfinder is disabled automatically. However, when the LCD Monitor is rotated frontward, the image is also shown in the Viewfinder.
≥If you prefer to have the image on the LCD Monitor to look like an image in a mirror, set [SELF REC] on the [LCD/EVF]
Recording on a Tape
1Set the [OFF/ON] Switch (43) to [ON].
≥The [POWER] Lamp (40) lights up.
(40)
(43)
2Set the Mode Dial (39) to Tape Recording
Mode.
(39) 
3Press the Recording Start/Stop Button (42).
≥Recording starts.
≥After the [RECORD] is displayed, it changes to [REC].
(42) | REC |
|
RECORD
4Press the Recording Start/Stop Button (42) again to pause the recording.
≥The [PAUSE] Indication is displayed.
PAUSE
PAUSE
Recording ”Simultaneous Motion/Still Record Mode”
≥Even if the Mode Dial is set to Tape Recording Mode and the recording to a tape is in progress, you can also record a still picture on a card by pressing the [PHOTO SHOT] Button.