Record mode
Recording check
The last image recorded is played back for 2 to
3 seconds. After checking, the camera will be set to a recording pause.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Press the joystick to display the icon during the recording pause. Move the joystick down until icon 1 appears.
2Move the joystick left to select the recording check icon [
].
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≥The [RECORDING CHECK STARTED] indication appears on the screen of the movie camera.
Blank search function
Searches for the last part of the image recorded (unused part of the tape). After the search is finished, the blank search function is cancelled and the camera is put into recording pause. ≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Press the joystick to display the icon during the recording pause. Move the joystick down until icon 1 appears.
2Move the joystick right to select the blank search icon [
].
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3When the confirmation message appears, select [YES] and press the centre of the joystick.
ªStopping blank search midway
through
Move the joystick down to select the [∫] icon.
≥If the cassette tape has no blank part, then the
camera will stop at the end of the tape.
≥The camera stops at a point approx. 1 second before the end of the last image recorded. When you start recording at that point, the image can be recorded seamlessly from the last image.
Recording still pictures on a card while recording image onto a tape
You can record still pictures while recording image onto a tape.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Press the [PHOTO SHOT] button fully while recording image onto a tape.
PHOTO SHOT
≥For the number of still pictures to be recorded on a card, refer to
≥When recording pictures onto a card, the recording start/stop button is disabled.
≥You can select a picture quality for still pictures to be recorded.
≥The sizes of pictures to be recorded are [ 0.2
]
(16:9) or [ 0.3M ] (4:3). (This is not mega pixel still- picture recording.)
≥In order to record still pictures with higher quality, we recommend using the Card recording mode.
≥When recording still pictures, hold the movie camera firmly with your hands and keep your arms stationary at your side so as not to shake the movie camera.
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