-Recording movies under fluorescent lights: If the screen starts to flicker, select
[
•Do not set the mode switch to 
during the actual recording of a scene; the brightness of the picture may change abruptly.
LCD Video Light
You can use the brightness of the LCD screen (LCD video light) to record in completely dark places. For a brighter picture, we recommend keeping a distance of about 20 cm – 60 cm (8 in. – 2 ft.) from the subject and/or using the [
NIGHT] recording program.
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1Turn on the LCD video light.
FUNC.
[
LCD LIGHT OFF]
[
LCD LIGHT ON] Press 
FUNC.
2Rotate the LCD panel toward the lens and point it in the direction of the subject.
3 Press VIEWFINDER to turn on the viewfinder.
Use the viewfinder to continue recording.
TO TURN OFF THE LCD VIDEO LIGHT
1 Using the viewfinder, repeat step 1
above, selecting [
LCD LIGHT OFF] instead.
Closing the LCD panel will also turn off the LCD video light.
2 Press VIEWFINDER to turn off the viewfinder's display.
Self Timer
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1Activate the self timer.
FUNC. 
[
MENU] 
[
CAMERA SETUP] 
[SELF TIMER] 
[ 
ON 
]
• Set [SELF TIMER] to [ 
OFF] to cancel the self timer.
2Press FUNC. to close the menu.
appears.
3Press Start/Stop on the camcorder to start recording.
The camcorder starts recording video
(
mode) or records a still
image ( 
mode) after a
NOTES
Once the countdown has begun, you can press Start/Stop again or turn off the camcorder to cancel the self timer.
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