Changing the Time Zone
In addition to your local date and time, the camcorder can keep a second clock (for example, the time at a travel destination). The default time zone is New York.
TO SET THE HOME TIME ZONE
FUNC.
[ 
MENU]
[
DATE/TIME SETUP] 
[T.ZONE/DST] 
Your local time zone* 
FUNC.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
FUNC.
[ 
MENU]
[
DATE/TIME SETUP] 
[T.ZONE/DST] 
Local date and time in your destination* 
FUNC.
*To adjust for daylight saving time, select the
area name marked with a 
.
Getting Ready to Start
Recording
Opening the Lens Cover and Adjusting the LCD screen
Before you start recording, open the lens cover.
Move the lens cover switch down to 
to open the lens cover.
Rotating the LCD Panel
Open the LCD panel 90 degrees.
You can rotate the panel 90 degrees downward.
180°
90°
•You can rotate the panel 180 degrees toward the lens (allowing the subject to monitor the LCD screen while you
use the viewfinder (
29)). Rotating the LCD panel 180 degrees can be useful in the following cases:
24 • Preparations