16Getting to Know the Camcorder

Recording reminder

The camcorder counts from 1 to 10 seconds when you start recording. This is helpful to avoid scenes that are too short.

Tape operation

Record, Record pause,

Stop, Eject,

Fast forward, Rewind,

Playback, Playback pause,

Reverse playback pause, x1 Playback (normal speed),

x1 Reverse playback (normal speed), x2 Playback (double speed),

x2 Reverse playback (double speed),

Fast forward playback,

Rewind playback,

Slow playback,

Slow reverse playback,

Frame advance,

Frame reverse,

/Date search ( 29),

/ Zero set memory ( 28)

Remaining tape

Indicates the remaining time of the tape in minutes. “ ” moves during recording. When the tape reaches its end, the display changes to “ END”.

•When the time left is less than 15 seconds, the remaining tape time may not appear.

•Depending on the type of the tape, the indication may not be displayed correctly.

Remaining battery charge

•When “” starts flashing in red replace the battery pack with a fully charged one.

•When you attach an empty battery pack, the power may turn off without displaying “”.

•Depending on the conditions under which the camcorder and the battery pack are used, the actual battery charge may not be indicated accurately.

Number of still images available on the memory card

Depending on the recording conditions, the number of still images available displayed may not decrease even after a recording has been made, or may decrease by 2 still images at once.

Card Access Display

“” is displayed next to the number of images available while the camcorder is writing on the memory card.