When powered by a battery pack, the camcorder shuts off after 5 minutes

when the camcorder is left without any operation to save power ( 67). Approximately 30 seconds before the camcorder shuts off, “ AUTO POWER OFF” appears in the center of the screen. If the camcorder shuts off, turn the power switch to OFF and back on again.

About the LCD and viewfinder screen: The screens are produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black or green dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction.

Screen Displays during Recording

Time Code

Indicates the recording time in hours, minutes and seconds.

Remaining tape

Indicates the remaining time of the tape in minutes. “” moves during recording. “ END” flashes when the tape reaches the 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.

Recording reminder

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

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